Planktonic foraminifers, biostratigraphy and the diachronous nature of the lowermost Danian Cerithium Limestone at Stevns Klint, Denmark

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-131

  Rasmussen, Jan A ^a,b   Heinberg, Claus ^c   Håkansson, Eckart ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerithium Limestone; Early Danian; Foraminiferal biostratigraphy; Planktonic foraminifers; Stevns Klint

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645419549     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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