Facies and palaeoecology of Upper Jurassic (Middle Oxfordian) coral reefs in England

Facies

Volumn , Issue 40, 1999, Pages 81-100

  Insalaco, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; England; Palaeoecology; Palaeoenvironments; Sedimentology; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FACIES ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; OXFORDIAN; PALEOECOLOGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTHOZOA; MICROSOLENIDAE; THAMNASTERIA;

EID: 0032988492     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02537470     Document Type: Article

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