Fossil sponges
A typology of the stromatopores in terms of their environments was thus identified:
By proposing new connections between stromatoporoids and the environment, Da Silva's work gives yet another dimension to stromatoporoids which may now be used as environmental markers. Such results, without a shadow of a doubt, bring a wealth of precious knowledge to geologists around the world. Frasnian carbonate platforms which are similar to ours can be found in Canada, China, Spain, and Poland. Da Silva's conclusions will therefore enable many of her peers overseas to more quickly identify the type of environment with which they are dealing. It didn't take long for fellow researchers who were interested in her articles to contact her. "Researchers from Canada who work with oil companies contacted me recently. The Frasnian stage in Canada holds significant oil reserves. It is therefore of interest to them to be able to identify as easily as possible the environments corresponding to this time period." This, the first in what will undoubtedly be a long list of approaches from fellow researchers, highlights even further the recognition which this work has achieved. |
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