Biostratigraphy and correlation of Cretaceous rocks in Gebel Arif El-Naga, northeastern Sinai, Egypt, based on planktonic foraminifera

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-291

  Ayyad, S N ^a   Abed, M M ^a   Abu Zied, R H ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Cretaceous; Planktonic foraminifera; Sinai

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; FORAMINIFERA;

EGYPT, SINAI, GEBEL ARIF EL-NAGA;

EID: 0030467207     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1996.0020     Document Type: Article

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