Cretaceous to Paleocene depositional history of North-Pacific subduction zone: Reconstruction from the Nemuro Group, eastern Hokkaido, northern Japan

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-71

  Naruse, Hajime ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maastrichtian; Nemuro Group; North Pacific; Slope facies; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUSTACY; FACIES ANALYSIS; GRAVITY FLOW; ISLAND ARC; PALEOCENE; REGRESSION; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; KURIL ARC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042829256     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6671(03)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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