Benthic foraminifera across the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary: A review

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 177-226

  Culver, Stephen J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic; Cretaceous Tertiary boundary; Extinction; Foraminifera

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; EXTINCTION; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; WATER DEPTH;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0037371838     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(02)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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