Late Neogene oceanographic change along Florida's West Coast: Evidence and mechanisms

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-162

  Allmon, Warren D ^a   Emslie, Steven D ^a,b,c   Jones, Douglas S ^a,b   Morgan, Gary S ^a,b,d  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOPRODUCTIVITY; PLIOCENE; PRODUCTIVITY;

USA, FLORIDA; USA, FLORIDA, GULF COAST;

EID: 0029768403     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629811     Document Type: Article

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