Brachiopods in epeiric seas as monitors of secular changes in ocean chemistry: A Miocene example from the Murray Basin, South Australia

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 926-941

  Pufahl, Peir K ^a,b   James, Noel P ^a   Kyser, T Kurtis ^a   Lukasik, Jeff J ^c   Bone, Yvonne ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER;

COOL-WATER CARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION; ISOTOPIC SIGNALS; OCEAN CHEMISTRY; SEAWATER MIXING; SEAWATER TEMPERATURE; SECULAR CHANGES; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BRACHIOPOD; CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; SECULAR VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN;

BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 33745615818     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2006.079     Document Type: Article

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