δ13C and δ18O values of Triassic brachiopods and carbonate rocks as proxies for coeval seawater and palaeotemperature

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 226, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 287-306

  Korte, Christoph ^a,d   Kozur, Heinz W ^b   Veizer, Ján ^a,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b University of Ottawa ^*  (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachiopods; Carbon isotopes; Carbonates; Oxygen isotopes; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPOD; CARBON ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; TRIASSIC;

ANISIA; ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; DRYAS IULIA;

EID: 25144520173     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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