Cretaceous palaeoecology, palaeogeography and palaeoclimatology of the northern Western Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-112

  Abdel Kireem, M R ^a   Schrank, E ^b   Samir, A M ^a   Ibrahim, M I A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MICROPALAEONTOLOGY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOECOLOGY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY;

EGYPT, WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 0029773334     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(95)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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