Cenomanian to Turonian foraminifera from Ashaka (NE Nigeria): Quantitative analysis and palaeoenvironmental interpretation

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-36

  Gebhardt, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Foraminifera; Northeastern Nigeria; Oxygenation; Palaeoenvironments; Palaeosalinity; Quantitative analysis; Turonian; Water depth

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; FORAMINIFERA; OXYGENATION; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PALAEOSALINITY; TURONIAN;

NIGERIA, ASHAKA;

EID: 0030756791     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1996.0047     Document Type: Article

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