Middle to Upper Jurassic sedimentary sequences and marine biota of the early Indian Ocean (Southwest Madagascar): Some biostratigraphic, palaeoecologic and palaeobiogeographic conclusions

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-342

  Mette, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Facies; Jurassic; Madagascar; Ostracods; Palaeobiogeography; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FACIES; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; PALEOECOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MORONDAVA BASIN;

EID: 2442418880     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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