The upper Eocene South Pyrenean coastal deposits (Liedena Sandstone, Navarre): Sedimentary facies, Benthic Foraminifera and Avian Ichnology

Facies

Volumn , Issue 42, 2000, Pages 107-131

  Payros, Aitor ^a   Astibia, Humberto ^a   Cearreta, Alejandro ^a   Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier ^a   Murelaga, Xabier ^a   Badiola, Ainara ^a  

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

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Bird footprints; Coastal facies; Depositional model; Tertiary (Eocene); Western pyrenees

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COASTAL SEDIMENT; EOCENE; FACIES ANALYSIS; ICHNOFACIES; ICHNOLOGY;

NAVARRA; SPAIN;

AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; FORAMINIFERA; GALLIFORMES; MILIOLIDAE; PARAROTALIA;

EID: 0033941032     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02562569     Document Type: Article

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