Magnetobiostratigraphy of the Spathian to Anisian (Lower to Middle Triassic) Kçira section, Albania

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 503-514

  Muttoni, Giovanni ^a,b   Kent, Dennis V ^a   Meço, Selam ^c   Nicora, Alda ^b   Gaetani, Maurizio ^b   Balini, Marco ^b   Germani, Daniela ^b   Rettori, Roberto ^d  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^d Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albania; Biostratigraphy; Magnetostratigraphy; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ANISIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; SPATHIAN; TRIASSIC;

ALBANIA, KCIRA;

EID: 0030436513     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb04736.x     Document Type: Article

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