Biostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Eocene succession in the Bani Walid area, northwest Libya

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-89

  Imam, M M ^a  

^a College of Education for Girls ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CRETACEOUS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOGENE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

EID: 0035178999     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)90091-0     Document Type: Article

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