Age and paleoenvironment of the Maastrichtian to Paleocene of the Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar: A multidisciplinary approach

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 17-70

  Abramovich, S ^a   Keller, G ^a   Adatte, T ^b   Stinnesbeck, W ^c   Hottinger, L ^d   Stueben, D ^c   Berner, Z ^c   Ramanivosoa, B ^e   Randriamanantenasoa, A ^f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e Musée Akiba   (Madagascar)

^f Campus Universitaire d'Ambondrona   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Age; Maastrichtian; Madagascar; Paleocene; Paleoclimate; Paleoenvironment

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

MADAGASCAR;

DINOSAURIA; MICULA;

EID: 0037211201     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(02)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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