Cenomanian-Turonian organic sedimentation in North-West Africa: A comparison between the Tarfaya (Morocco) and Senegal Basins

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 271-295

  Nzoussi Mbassani, P ^a   Khamli, N ^b   Disnar, Jean Robert ^a   Laggoun Défarge, Fatima ^a   Boussafir, Mohmmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Euxinic; Organic matter; Primary productivity; Senegal Basin; Tarfaya Basin

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTATION; TURONIAN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; SENEGAL BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TARFAYA BASIN; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444394717     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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