Cenomanian-Coniacian ammonites from the west-central Sinai, Egypt, and their significance in biostratigraphy

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 7, 2002, Pages 397-425

  El Hedeny, Magdy M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN; CONIACIAN; TETHYS;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

AMMONOIDEA; CHOFFATICERAS; COILOPOCERAS; MAMMITES; METATISSOTIA; NEOLOBITES; NIGERICERAS; THOMASITES; VASCOCERAS;

EID: 0042691700     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/2002/2002/397     Document Type: Article

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