Rhodalgal/bryomol assemblages in temperate-type carbonate, channelized depositional systems: The Early Miocene of the Sarcidano area (Sardinia, Italy)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 255, Issue , 2006, Pages 35-52

  Bassi, Davide ^a   Carannante, Gabriele ^b   Murru, Marco ^c   Simone, Lucia ^b   Toscano, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CARBONATE RAMP; COOL WATER; MIOCENE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33645141961     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.255.01.04     Document Type: Article

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