Paleocene coralgal reefs of the western Pyrenean basin, northern Spain: New evidence supporting an earliest Paleogene recovery of reefal ecosystems

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 117-143

  Baceta, Juan Ignacio ^a   Pujalte, Victoriano ^a   Bernaola, Gilen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platforms; Coralgal reefs; Paleocene; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CORAL REEF; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; PALEOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECOLONIZATION; TAPHONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 23144434028     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.03.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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