Biostratigraphic, sedimentologic, and chemostratigraphic study of the La Luna Formation (Late Turonian-Campanian) in the San Miguel and Las Hernández Sections, Western Venezuela

Palaios

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 367-377

  Zapata, Eglee ^a   Padron, Victor ^a   Madrid, Isiris ^a   Kertznus, Vanessa ^a   Truskowski, Irene ^b   Lorente, Maria Antonieta ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FORAMINIFERA; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

VENEZUELA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0345604436     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2003)018<0367:BSACSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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