Trace fossils and fades changes in Cretaceous-Eocene flysch deposits of the Julian Prealps (Italy and Slovenia): Consequences of regional and world-wide changes

Ichnos

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-190

  Tunis, Giorgio ^a   Uchman, Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Flysch; Italy; Julian Prealps; Paleogene; Slovenia; Trace fossils; World wide events

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000228206     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420949609380125     Document Type: Article

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