The Cenomanian-Turonian boundary at Eastbourne (Sussex, UK): A proposed european reference section

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-121

  Paul, C R C ^a   Lamolda, M A ^b   Mitchell, S F ^a   Vaziri, M R ^a   Gorostidi, A ^b   Marshall, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Calcareous nannofossils; Cenomanian Turonian boundary; Chalk; Foraminifera; Lithostratigraphy; NW Europe; Ostracods; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS; TYPE SECTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033563802     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(99)00009-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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