Integrated tephrochronology and magnetostratigraphy for cyclothemic marine strata, Wanganui Basin: Implications for the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary in New Zealand

Quaternary International

Volumn 34-36, Issue , 1996, Pages 29-48

  Naish, Tim ^a,e   Kamp, Peter J J ^a   Alloway, Brent V ^b   Pillans, Brad ^c   Wilson, Gary S ^f   Westgate, John A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLIOCENE/PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WANGANUI BASIN;

EID: 13544255789     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1040-6182(95)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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