Pseudodictyopsella jurassica n. gen., n. sp., a new foraminifera from the early middle jurassic of the musandam peninsula, N. Oman Mountains; sedimentological and stratigraphical context

Revue de Micropaleontologie

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-87

  Septfontaine, Michel ^a   De Matos, José Esteves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Foraminifers; Middle Jurassic; Oman; Pseudodictyopsella n. gen

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; JURASSIC; PSEUDODICTYOPSELLA;

OMAN;

EID: 0031707807     PISSN: 00351598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-1598(98)90106-4     Document Type: Article

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