Senonian ostracodes from east-central Sinai, Egypt; biostratigraphic and paleobiogeographic implications

Revue de Micropaleontologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 47-70

  Morsi, Abdel Mohsen M M ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Egyp t; Ostracodes; Paleobiogeography; Senonian; Sinai; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

EGYPT; SINAI;

OSTRACODA; OVOCYTHERIDEA;

EID: 0033901985     PISSN: 00351598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-1598(00)90087-4     Document Type: Article

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