Benthic foraminiferal response to the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama and coincident paleoceanographic changes

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-169

  McDougall, Kristin ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGE; BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; FORAMINIFERA; NEOGENE; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE;

PANAMA;

EID: 0030201412     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8398(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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