Integrated stratigraphy and astronomical calibration of the Serravallian/Tortonian boundary section at Monte Gibliscemi (Sicily, Italy)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 181-211

  Hilgen, F J ^a   Krijgsman, W ^b   Raffi, I ^c   Turco, E ^a   Zachariasse, W J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Paleomagnetic Laboratory Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astronomical timescale; Calcareous plankton biostratigraphy; Cyclostratigraphy; Mediterranean Neogene; Serravallian Tortonian boundary

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MIOCENE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHY; TORTONIAN;

ITALY;

EID: 0034125623     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(00)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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