Miocene tropical Indian Ocean temperatures: Evidence from three exceptionally preserved foraminiferal assemblages from Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 173-189

  Stewart, Duncan R M ^a   Pearson, Paul N ^b   Ditchfield, Peter W ^c   Singano, Joyce M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Lab for Archaeology/History of Art ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Indian Ocean; Miocene; Ocean drilling program; Paleotemperatures; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIOCENE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 12344283908     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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