Lithofacies, palynofacies, and sequence stratigraphy of Palaeogene strata in Southeastern Nigeria

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 79-101

  Oboh Ikuenobe, Francisca E ^a   Obi, Chuks G ^b   Jaramillo, Carlos A ^c  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c ECOPETROL S A   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Anambra basin; Lithofacies; Palaeogene; Palynofacies; Sequence stratigraphy; Southeastern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

LITHOFACIES; PALEOGENE; PALYNOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

CRUZIANA; SKOLITHOS;

EID: 17644401349     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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