Deglaciation of the Irish Sea Basin: A critique of the glaciomarine hypothesis

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 393-404

  McCarroll, Danny ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid ratios; Foraminifera; Glaciation; Ireland; Sea level change; Wales

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; GLACIOTECTONICS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY;

IRISH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0034881864     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.626     Document Type: Article

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