Integrated stratigraphy and paleoceanography of the Messinian (latest Miocene) across the North Atlantic Ocean

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-36

  Zhang, Jijun ^a   Scott, David B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Mediterranean salinity crisis; Messinian; Paleo Mediterranean outflow water; Paleoceanography; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; MESSINIAN; MIOCENE; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY CRISIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030267134     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8398(96)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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