Agriopleura morphotypes of the lower aptian shu'aiba formation of Saudi Arabia

Geologia Croatica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Hughes, Geraint Wyn ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Agriopleura; Foraminifera; Lower aptian; Palaeoenvironment; Rudist morphotypes; Saudi Arabia; Shu'aiba

Indexed keywords

AGRIOPLEURA MARTICENSIS; FORAMINIFERA; GLOSSOMYOPHORUS COSTATUS; OEDOMYOPHORUS SHAYBAHENSIS; OFFNERIA MURGENSIS; PALORBITOLINA LENTICULARIS;

EID: 33745853210     PISSN: 1330030X     EISSN: 13334875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4154/GC.2003.08     Document Type: Article

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