Mass extinction in planktic foraminifera at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in subtropical and temperate latitudes

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-363

  Molina, Eustoquio ^a   Arenillas, Ignacio ^a   Arz, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; MASS EXTINCTION; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

SPAIN; TUNISIA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0031758744     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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