Biostratigraphical analysis of the Lower Paleogene succession in the North-Central Sinai, Egypt

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-352

  Hamza, Fawzi ^a   Ziko, Abdelmohsen ^b   Kamel, Saad ^c  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGENE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

EGYPT; SINAI;

EID: 1642562092     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/204/1997/321     Document Type: Article

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