The early Toarcian (Early Jurassic) and the Cenomanian-Turonian (Late Cretaceous) mass extinctions: Similarities and contrasts

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-66

  Harries, Peter J ^a   Little, Crispin T S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Mass extinction; Repopulation; Toarcian; Turonian

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC; MASS EXTINCTION; TOARCIAN;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INOCERAMIDAE;

EID: 0033213026     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(99)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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