Cenomanian rudist-dominated shelf-margin limestones from the Panormide carbonate platform (Sicily, Italy): Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy

Facies

Volumn , Issue 42, 2000, Pages 133-160

  Di Stefano, Piero ^a   Ruberti, Daniela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platform; Cenomanian; Depositional cycles; Rudists; Sicily

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CENOMANIAN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FACIES ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ITALY; SICILY;

CAPRINIDAE; FORAMINIFERA; HIPPURITOIDA; RADIOLITIDAE; RUDISTAE;

EID: 0033927864     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02562570     Document Type: Article

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