Biogeographic impact of the Leeuwin Current in southern Australia since the late middle Eocene

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 19-40

  McGowran, Brian ^a   Qianyu, Li ^a   Cann, John ^b   Padley, Dianne ^a,c   McKirdy, David M ^a   Shafik, Samir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biogeography; Cenozoic; Leeuwin Current; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; LEEUWIN CURRENT; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOBIOGEPGRAPHY; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOCEANOPGRAPHY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORAMINIFERA; INVERTEBRATA; NAUTILOIDEA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0344074658     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(97)00073-4     Document Type: Article

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