Microfaunal features of a marine transgression: The Agrio formation (Lower Cretaceous), Neuquén Basin, Argentina;Caractérización microfaunística de una transgresión marina : La Formación Agrio (Cretacíco inferior), Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina

Geobios

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 721-734

  Sagasti, Guillermina ^a   Ballent, Sara ^b  

^a National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Lower cretaceous; Marine transgression; Microfauna; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRANSGRESSION;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPISTOMINA; EPISTOMINA LONCOCHENSIS; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 0036872021     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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