The early toarcian anoxic event in the westernmost tethys (Subbetic): Paleogeographic and paleobiogeographic significance

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-416

  Jimenez A P ^a   Jimenez De Cisneros C ^a,b   Rivas, P ^a   Vera, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC EVENT; DIACHRONISM; JURASSIC; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; TOARCIAN;

SPAIN, BETIC CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030473151     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629836     Document Type: Article

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