The depth of pelagic deposits in the Tethyan Jurassic and the use of corals: An example from the Apennines

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 311-334

  Gill, Gabriel A ^a   Santantonio, Massimo ^b   Lathuilière, Bernard ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Corals; Palaeobathymetry; Pelagic carbonate platforms; Pelagites; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CORAL; DEPOSITION; DEPTH DETERMINATION; JURASSIC; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTATION;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MARCHE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UMBRIA;

EID: 2142823750     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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