Hydrodynamic behaviour of Nummulites: Implications for depositional models

Facies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-235

  Jorry, Stéphan J ^a,c   Hasler, Claude Alain ^b   Davaud, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Eocene; Large benthic foraminifera; Taphocoenosis; Test density

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBONATE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; HYDRODYNAMICS; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

FORAMINIFERA; NUMMULITES;

EID: 33645984543     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-005-0035-z     Document Type: Article

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