Shallow-marine carbonates of the tropical-temperate transition zone: Effects of hinterland climate and basin physiography (late Miocene, Crete, Greece)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 255, Issue , 2006, Pages 157-178

  Reuter, Markus ^a   Brachert, Thomas C ^a   Kroeger, Karsten F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; MIOCENE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSITION ZONE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; TARBELLASTREA;

EID: 33645145241     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.255.01.11     Document Type: Article

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