Record of climatic change in neritic carbonates: Turnover in biogenic associations and depositional modes (Late Miocene, southern Spain)

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 327-337

  Brachert, T C ^a   Betzler, C ^b   Braga, J C ^c   Martin, J M ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Geologisch Palaontologisches Inst   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bryomol ramps; Chlorozoan reefs; Climatic changes; Miocene; Palaeoceanography; Sea level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CORAL; FAUNAL TURNOVER; MIOCENE; NERITIC SEDIMENT; PALAEOCLIMATE; REEF;

SPAIN;

EID: 0030456274     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02422238     Document Type: Article

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