The lacustrine deposits of Fornaci di Ranica (late Early Pleistocene, Italian Pre-Alps): Stratigraphy, palaeoenvironment and geological evolution

Quaternary International

Volumn 131, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 35-58

  Ravazzi, Cesare ^a   Pini, Roberta ^a,b   Breda, Marzia ^c,d   Martinetto, Edoardo ^e   Muttoni, Giovanni ^f,h   Chiesa, Sergio ^a   Confortini, Federico ^g   Egli, Ramon ^f  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g Mus Civico Sci Naturali' E Caffi'   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY;

BERGAMO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; RANICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12444255350     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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