Paleontology and depositional environments of the Pleistocene coral reefs of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 337-371

  El Sorogy, Abdelbaset S ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; MOLLUSC; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TERRACE;

EGYPT; GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA; BRYOZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0041875033     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/225/2002/337     Document Type: Article

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