Mass extinctions and sea-level changes

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-250

  Hallam, A ^a   Wignall, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Marine regressions; Marine transgressions; Mass extinctions; Regression transgression couplets; Sea level changes

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; MASS EXTINCTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

EID: 0033508113     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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