Paleocene reefs on the Maiella platform margin, Italy: An example of the effects of the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary events on reefs and carbonate platforms

Facies

Volumn , Issue 36, 1997, Pages 123-139

  Vecsei, Adam ^a   Moussavian, Esmail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coral fauna; Cretaceous Tertiary boundary; Maiellla platform (Italy); Platform margin reefs

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALVEOLINIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORAMINIFERA;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS/TERTIARY BOUNDARY; PALAEOCENE; PALAEOECOLOGY; REEF;

ITALY;

EID: 0030698267     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02536880     Document Type: Article

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