Cenomanian palaeotemperatures derived from the oxygen isotopic composition of brachiopods and belemnites: Evaluation of Cretaceous palaeotemperature proxies

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-299

  Voigt, S ^a   Wilmsen, M ^b   Mortimore, R N ^c   Voigt, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Belemnites; Brachiopods; Cenomanian; Cretaceous; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeotemperature

Indexed keywords

BELEMNITE; BRACHIOPOD; CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE;

EUROPE;

BELEMNOIDEA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0038684486     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-003-0315-1     Document Type: Article

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