Modern and ancient Zygochlamys delicatula shellbeds in New Zealand, and their sequence stratigraphic implications

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 267-284

  Orpin, A R ^a   Gammon, P R ^a   Naish, T R ^a   Carter, R M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold water; New Zealand; Sea level change; Sequence stratigraphy; Shellbed; Zygochlamys delicatula

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHELL BED;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0344035660     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00110-9     Document Type: Article

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