Evolution of cenozoic seaways in the circum-antarctic region

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 11-37

  Lawver, Lawrence A ^a   Gahagan, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic seaways; Drake Passage; Eocene Oligocene boundary; South Tasman Rise

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE MOTION; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

ANTARCTICA; DRAKE PASSAGE; PACIFIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTH TASMAN RISE; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0141746079     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00392-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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