The Early Toarcian anoxia, a synchronous event in the Western Tethys? An approach by quantitative biochronology (Unitary Associations), applied on calcareous nannofossils

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 240, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 562-586

  Mailliot, Samuel ^a   Mattioli, Emanuela ^a   Guex, Jean ^b   Pittet, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anoxic event; Calcareous nannofossils; Early Toarcian; Quantitative biochronology

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DATING METHOD; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; NANOFOSSIL; NANOPLANKTON; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIENSBACHIAN; TETHYS; TOARCIAN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33748940776     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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