Age, stratigraphy, and deposition of near-K/T siliciclastic deposits in Mexico: Relation to bolide impact?

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 410-428

  Keller, G ^a   Lopez Oliva, J G ^b   Stinnesbeck, W ^c   Adatte, T ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d CH 2000   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GLASS; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BIOTURBATION; BOLIDE IMPACT; CENTRAL MEXICO; MASS EXTINCTION; PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA; SHORT TERM; TIME-PERIODS; TSUNAMI DEPOSITS; CHICXULUB;

DEPOSITS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BRECCIA; CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MARL; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SPHERULE; BOLIDE IMPACT; CRETACEOUS/TERTIARY BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHY;

BELOC; BRAZOS RIVER; HAITI; HISPANIOLA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; MEXICO;

EID: 0030800662     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<0410:ASADON>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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