Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous to Paleogene Kilwa Group, southern coastal Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 431-466

  Nicholas, Christopher J ^a   Pearson, Paul N ^b   Bown, Paul R ^c   Jones, Tom Dunkley ^c   Huber, Brian T ^d   Karega, Amina ^e   Lees, Jackie A ^c   McMillan, Ian K ^b   O'Halloran, Aoife ^a   Singano, Joyce M ^e   Wade, Bridget S ^f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation   (Tanzania)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Facies; Formation; Group; Kilwa; Lithostratigraphy; Paleogene; Petroleum; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOGENE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33746196545     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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