Palynology and paleoenvironments of a Pliocene carbonate platform: The Clino core, Bahamas

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Head, Martin J ^a   Westphal, Hildegard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

DINOPHYCEAE; LINGULODINIUM MACHAEROPHORUM; OPERCULODINIUM; OPERCULODINIUM BAHAMENSE; OPERCULODINIUM MEGAGRANUM; SPINIFERITES; ZANCLEA;

EID: 0033000720     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000027505     Document Type: Article

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