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During the Early Cretaceous a regionally extensive cover of dominantly siliciclastic sediments was deposited across the North African continental margin. Historically, these siliciclastic sediments have been considered to be a relatively homogeneous lithofacies known as the ‘Nub…

This dissertation uses ichnological assessment to reevaluate depositional environments and the physicochemical controls on benthic organisms. I am assessing environments from icehouse and greenhouse global climates, and from polar and near-equatorial positions. This comparison o…