Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from Demerara Rise (ODP Leg 207, western tropical Atlantic): possible evidence for a progressive opening of the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-397

  Friedrich, Oliver ^a   Erbacher, Jochen ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Campanian; Demerara Rise; Oceanic Anoxic Event; Santonian

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CRETACEOUS; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); DEMERARA RISE;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33744543633     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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