Palynology and sequence stratigraphy of the Cretaceous of eastern Venezuela

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 447-463

  Helenes, J ^a   Somoza, D ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Aptian Maastrichtian; Biostratigraphy; Cretaceous; Dinoflagellates; Eastern Venezuela; Paleoenvi ronments; Passive margin; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CRETACEOUS; PALYNOLOGY; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

(EAST); VENEZUELA;

DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0032745702     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1999.0160     Document Type: Article

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