Foraminiferal paleobathymetry and mid-cycle architecture of mid-pleistocene depositional sequences, Wanganui basin, New Zealand

Palaios

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-281

  Abbott, Stephen T ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Territory Geological Survey   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIXIS;

FORAMINIFERA; GLACIOEUSTASY; PALAEOBATHYMETRY; PLEISTOCENE; PLEISTOCENE DEPOSIT;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WANGANUI BASIN;

EID: 0031422283     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515427     Document Type: Article

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