The middle-upper Cenomanian of Zilly (Sachsen-Anhalt, northern Germany) with remarks on the Pycnodonte Event

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-31

  Wilmsen, Markus ^a   Voigt, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Correlation; Cretaceous; Event stratigraphy; Microfacies; Pycnodonte Event; Subhercynian basin

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; EVENT STRATIGRAPHY; FACIES ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; MICROFACIES;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY-ANHALT;

ACANTHOCERAS JUKESBROWNEI; OSTREIDAE; PYCNODONTE;

EID: 33646038561     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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