Stratigraphic architecture, palaeogeography and sea-level changes of a third order depositional sequence: The late Turonian-early Coniacian in the northern Iberian Ranges and Central System (Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 191-225

  Gil, J ^a   Garcia Hidalgo J F ^a   Segura, M ^a   Garcia A ^b   Carenas, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central System; Iberian Ranges; Late Turonian early Coniacian; Palaeogeography; Sea level curves; Spain; Stratigraphic architecture

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONIACIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUCCESSION; TRANSGRESSION; TURONIAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CONIACIAN;

EID: 33748909369     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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