The Tarkhanian-Karaganian stage in development of the Euxinian-Caspian basin (Eastern Paratethys). Part 1: Tarkhanian

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 508-522

  Goncharova, I A ^a   Khondkarian, S O ^b   Shcherba, I G ^c  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b Federal State Unitary Enterprise   (Russian Federation)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biota evolution; Chokrakian; Eastern Paratethys; Karaganian; Paleobathymetry; Paleogeography; Regression; Tarkhanian; Transgression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038584094     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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