Geomorphology and palaeoclimatology of some Upper Cretaceous palaeosols in central India

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 25-49

  Ghosh, Parthasarathi ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOSOL;

INDIA;

EID: 0030843064     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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