Depositional model of a Cenomanian-Turonian extensional basin (Sopeira Basin, NE Spain): Interplay between tectonics, eustasy and biological productivity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 23-36

  Caus, E ^a   Teixell, A ^a   Bernaus, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut Dolomieu   (France)

Author keywords

Cenomanian Turonian; eustasy; eutrophication; platform to basin; Pyrene es; rifting

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL MODEL; EUSTASY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECTONICS;

SPAIN, ARAGON, SOPEIRA BASIN;

EID: 0030620930     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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