Sequences and biofacies packages in the mid-Cenozoic Gambier Limestone, South Australia: Reappraisal of foraminiferal evidence

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 955-970

  Li, Q ^a   McGowran, B ^a   White, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Eocene; Foraminifers; Gambier Basin; Miocene; Oligocene; Otway Basin; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOZOIC; LIMESTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034496416     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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