Palaeobathymetric reconstruction of peritidal carbonates Late Barremian, Urgonian, sequences of Provence (SE France)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 65-81

  Masse, J P ^a   Fenerci, M ^a   Pernarcic, E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Method; Palaeobathymetry; Platform carbonates; SE France

Indexed keywords

BARREMIAN; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; LITHOFACIES; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

FRANCE; MARSEILLE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 0242570553     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00445-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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