Foraminiferally defined biostratigraphic episodes and sedimentation pattern of the Cretaceous drift succession (Early Barremian to Late Maastrichtian) in seven basins on the South African and southern Namibian continental margin

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 537-576

  McMillan, I K ^a  

^a De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

ALBIA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 1842424728     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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