Early tertiary eyre formation, lower nelly creek, southern lake eyre basin, Australia: Palynological dating of macrofloras and silcrete, and palaeoclimatic interpretations

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-84

  Alley, N F ^a   Krieg, G W ^a   Callen, R A ^a  

^a Department of Mines and Energy ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Eyre formation; Lake eyre basin; Macrofloras; Middle eocene; Palaeoclimate; Palynology

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; SILCRETE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, LAKE EYRE BASIN, NELLY CREEK;

EID: 0029749886     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728236     Document Type: Article

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