Controls on cyclostratigraphy of lower Cretaceous carbonates and evaporites, Cupido and Coahuila platforms, northeastern Mexico

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1109-1130

  Lehmann, Christoph ^a,c   Osleger, David A ^b   Montañez, Isabel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; EVAPORITE; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032450152     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268919-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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