The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Tortonian Stage (Upper Miocene) at Monte Dei Corvi

Episodes

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-17

  Hilgen, Frederik ^a   Abdul Aziz, Hayfaa ^a   Bice, David ^b   Iaccarino, Silvia ^c   Krijgsman, Wout ^a   Kuiper, Klaudia ^a,d   Montanari, Alessandro ^e   Raffi, Isabella ^f   Turco, Elena ^c   Zachariasse, Willem Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRATOTYPE; TORTONIAN;

ANCONA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MARCHE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

DISCOASTER; DISCOASTER KUGLERI; FORAMINIFERA; GIBLISCEMI; GLOBIGERINOIDES; HIATUS; TORTONIA;

EID: 21144448327     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i1/001     Document Type: Article

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