Sequence stratigraphy and palaeoceanography of the Cenomanian Stage in northern Germany

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-568

  Wilmsen, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioevents; Cenomanian; Cretaceous; Graphic correlation; High frequency cycles; Nearshore to outer shelf; Palaeoceanography; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

(NORTH); GERMANY;

ACANTHOCERAS JUKESBROWNEI; CALYCOCERAS GUERANGERI; CUNNINGTONICERAS INERME; MANTELLICERAS DIXONI; MANTELLICERAS MANTELLI; METOICOCERAS GESLINIANUM;

EID: 0142156529     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6671(03)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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