Carbon-isotope stratigraphy recorded by the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event: Correlation and implications based on three key localities

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 711-719

  Tsikos, H ^a   Jenkyns, H C ^a   Walsworth Bell, B ^b   Petrizzo, M R ^b   Forster, A ^c   Kolonic, S ^d   Erba, E ^b   Premoli Silva, I ^b   Baas, M ^c   Wagner, T ^d   Sinninghe Damste J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; Eastbourne; England; Gubbio; Italy; Morocco; Oceanic Anoxic Event 2; Tarfaya

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 2142708803     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-077     Document Type: Article

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