Evolutionary consequences of the latest Paleocene thermal maximum for tropical planktonic foraminifera

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 139-161

  Kelly, D Clay ^a   Bralower, Timothy J ^a   Zachos, James C ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Late Paleocene; Morphometry; Paleoecology; Planktonic foraminifera; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PALEOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0031693394     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00017-0     Document Type: Article

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