Biotic signals from nannoflora across the iridium anomaly in the upper Eocene of the Massignano section: Evidence from statistical analysis

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 219-237

  Monechi, S ^a   Buccianti, A ^a   Gardin, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Data analysis methods; Eocene; Nannoplankton; Palaeoceanography; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CLIMATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLORA; FOSSIL; IRIDIUM; ITALY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; IRIDIUM; NANNOFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 0033933291     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(00)00022-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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