The Cenomanian of northern Germany: Facies analysis of a transgressive biosedimentary system

Facies

Volumn 51, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 242-263

  Wilmsen, M ^a   Niebuhr, B ^a   Hiss, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein Westfalen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Cretaceous; Facies analysis; Nearshore to open shelf; Northern Germany; Palaeoceanography

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FACIES ANALYSIS; TRANSGRESSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 29944443207     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-005-0058-5     Document Type: Article

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