Foraminiferal response to Albian relative sea-level changes in northwestern and central Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1617-1643

  Stritch, Rebecca A ^b   Schröder Adams, Claudia J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 6552 Jackpine Crescent ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; CRETACEOUS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0343729384     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-079     Document Type: Article

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