Evidence of changes in surface water temperature and productivity at the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary

Micropaleontology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-332

  Eleson, Jason W ^a   Bralower, Timothy J ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144449260     PISSN: 00262803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsmicropal.51.4.319     Document Type: Article

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