Palynomorph and palynofacies indications of age, depositional environments and source potential for hydrocarbons: Lower Cretaceous Zubair Formation, southern Iraq

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 789-797

  Al Ameri, T K ^b   Batten, D J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Albian; Aptian; Cretaceous; Dinoflagellate cysts; Iraq; Spores

Indexed keywords

ALBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE;

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DINOFLAGELLATE; HYDROCARBON; MIOSPORE; PALYNOLOGY;

IRAQ;

EID: 0031462929     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1997.0087     Document Type: Article

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