Comparison of palynomorph assemblages from the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary interval in Western Europe, northwest Africa and southeast China

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 865-871

  Zhichen, Song ^a   Fei, Huang ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparisons; K T boundary; Northwest Africa; Palynomorph assemblages; Southeast China; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; PALYNOLOGY;

AFRICA; CHINA; EUROPE;

EID: 0031448277     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1997.0092     Document Type: Article

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