Sequence biostratigraphy of prograding clinoforms, northern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: A proxy for variations in oligocene to pliocene global sea level?

Palaios

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 206-226

  Moss, Graham D ^a   Cathro, Donna L ^a   Austin Jr , James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; NEOGENE; PALEOGENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA; BRYOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 3042734121     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0206:SBOPCN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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