Messinian pre-evaporite sapropels and precession-induced oscillations in western Mediterranean climate

Marine Geology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 137-146

  Sierro, F J ^a   Flores, J A ^a   Zamarreno I ^b   Vazquez A ^b   Utrilla, R ^b   Frances G ^c   Hilgen, F J ^d   Krijgsman, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mediterranean; Miocene; Palaeoclimatology; Planktic foraminifera; Sapropel

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; MESSINIAN; MIOCENE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECESSION; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032924591     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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