Large multi-biotic cyanoliths from relatively deep-water facies in the early Serpukhovian of SW Spain

Facies

Volumn , Issue 49, 2003, Pages 31-48

  Cózar, Pedro ^a   Rodríguez, Sergio ^b   Somerville, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria algae; Cyanoliths; Ecology; Mississippian; Oncoids; Problematic algae; Rhodoliths; Sedimentology; Serpukhovian; SW Spain (Guadiato Area)

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DEEP WATER; FACIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FASCIELLA; GIRVANELLA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144325277     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-003-0023-0     Document Type: Article

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