Cenomanian to Coniacian biogeography and migration of North and West African ostracods

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-229

  Gebhardt, Holger ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Coniacian; Faunal similarities; Migration; North Africa; Ostracods; Trans Saharan Seaway; Turonian; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; MIGRATION;

(NORTH); (WEST); AFRICA;

OSTRACODA;

EID: 0033120397     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1999.0142     Document Type: Article

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