The Northern Apennines palynological record as a contribute for the reconstruction of the Messinian palaeoenvironments

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 188-189, Issue , 2006, Pages 235-258

  Bertini, Adele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate cysts; Italy; Messinian; Northern Apennines; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenvironments; Pollen; Stratigraphical correlations

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MESSINIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CASPIDINIUM RUGOSUM; CEDRUS; DINOPHYCEAE; IMPAGIDINIUM; LYGEUM; PEDIASTRUM; PINACEAE; TSUGA;

EID: 33744801957     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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