The Cretaceous-Tertiary transition in Guatemala: Limestone breccia deposits from the South Petén basin

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 686-709

  Stinnesbeck, W ^a   Keller, G ^b   De La Cruz, J ^c   De Leon C ^c   MacLeod, N ^d   Whittaker, J E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Chicxulub impact; Guatemala; K T boundary; Limestone breccias

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY TRANSITION; LIMESTONE BRECCIA;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0031400476     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050171     Document Type: Article

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