We present the first continuous middle through late Pleistocene record of fossil ostracods from Maldives in northern Indian Ocean, derived sediment cores taken at Site U1467 by Expedition 359 International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). lies 487 m water depth Inner Sea archipelago, an ideal place for studying effects South Asian Monsoon (SAM) system on primary productivity, intermediate ocean ...

The emission of light in the marine ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii (presently Vargula hilgendorfii) is produced by the Cypridina luciferin-luciferase reaction in the presence of molecular oxygen. Cypridina luciferin has an asymmetric carbon derived from isoleucine, and the absolute configuration is identical to the C-3 position in L-isoleucine or D-alloisoleucine. To determine the stereoselect...

To spatially characterize the palaeolakeshore environment at archaeological kill site Schöningen 13 II-4 of Middle Pleistocene Reinsdorf sequence, in-depth palynological, geochemical, aquatic microfossil and analyses were undertaken on sediment sections with an average thickness about 15 cm, concordantly overlain by faunal remains, dominated horse, from unique ‘Spear Horizon’ layers 1995 excava...