Trans-Atlantic dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy across the Cenomanian-Turonian (Cretaceous) Stage boundary

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-84

  Dodsworth, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Millennia Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA; LITOSPHAERIDIUM SIPHONIPHORUM;

EID: 0034048254     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.19.1.69     Document Type: Article

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