Investigating the record of Permian climate change from argillaceous sedimentary rocks, Oman

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 641-651

  Stephenson, M H ^a   Leng, M J ^a   Vane, C H ^a   Osterloff, P L ^b   Arrowsmith, C ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b EPT SGS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

13C; Climate change; Palynology; Permian

Indexed keywords

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PERMIAN;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CYCAS; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 21444432030     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-096     Document Type: Article

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