Stratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Permian-Triassic transition in the Badia Valley (Southern Alps, Italy)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 85-113

  Cirilli, S ^a   Pirini Radrizzani, C ^b   Ponton, M ^c   Radrizzani, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Palaeoenvironment; Palynofacies; Permian Triassic transition; Southern Alps; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN/TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHY;

ITALY;

BELLEROPHON; FORAMINIFERA; SERES;

EID: 0032055019     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(97)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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