Stratigraphic framework for Pliocene paleoclimate reconstruction: The correlation conundrum

Stratigraphy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-64

  Dowsett, Harry J ^a   Robinson, Marci M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIGRAPHY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33749625910     PISSN: 00262803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1484329     Document Type: Article

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