Paleopedology of the Chadron Formation of northwestern Nebraska: Implications for paleoclimatic change in the North American midcontinent across the Eocene-Oligocene boundary

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-38

  Terry Jr, Dennis O ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chadron Formation; Eocene; Nebraska; Oligocene; Paleoclimatology; Paleosols

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EOCENE; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PEDOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0342903095     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00248-0     Document Type: Article

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