Stable isotope studies of fossiliferous Palaeogene sequence of Kutch, Western India: Palaeoenvironmental implications

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 65-77

  Sarkar, A ^a   Ray, A K ^b   Bhattacharya, S K ^c  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSILINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

CARBONATE; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALAEOGENE; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY;

INDIA, GUJARAT, KUTCH;

EID: 0029751303     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-0182(94)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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