Late Oligocene Kangaroo Well Local Fauna from the Ulta Limestone (new name), and climate of the Miocene oscillation across central Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 701-741

  Megirian, D ^a   Murray, P ^b   Schwartz, L ^c   von der Borch, C ^d  

^a MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

^b Museum of Central Australia   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calclithite; Kangaroo Well Local Fauna; Lake Eyre Basin; Miocene oscillation; Oligocene; Palaeoclimate; Ulta Limestone

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FOSSIL; LIMESTONE; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE EYRE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 11344281175     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01085.x     Document Type: Review

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