The Oligocene-Recent evolution of the Mesaoria Basin (Cyprus) and its western marine extension, Eastern Mediterranean

Marine Geology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 95-120

  Calon, T J ^a   Aksu, A E ^a   Hall, J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basin evolution; Eastern Mediterranean; Latakia Basin; Mesaoria Basin; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; LATAKIA BASIN; MESAORIA BASIN;

SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESAORIA BASIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 26044444933     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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