Miocene foraminifera from the finniss clay and cadell marl, western murray basin: Taxonomic and taphonomic contrasts and their environmental significance

Alcheringa

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-152

  Li, Qianyu ^a   McGowran, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadell marl; Finniss clay; Foraminifera; Mannum formation; Miocene climatic optimum; Morgan formation; Murray basin

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FORAMINIFERA; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032842059     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519908619326     Document Type: Article

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