Foraminifera, sequence stratigraphy and regional correlation; an example from the uppermost Albian of Southern England

Revue de Micropaleontologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 27-45

  Hart, Malcolm B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albian; Channel Tunnel; Foraminiferida; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALBIA; AMMONOIDEA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINELLOIDES; GLOBIGERINELLOIDES BENTONENSIS; HEDBERGELLIDAE; ORBITOLINA; ORBITOLINIDAE; PLANOMALINIDAE; ROTALIPORIDAE;

EID: 0033874164     PISSN: 00351598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-1598(00)90078-3     Document Type: Article

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