Foraminiferal biostratigraphic and paleobathymetric constraints in geohistory analysis: The example of the Epiligurian succession of the Secchia Valley (Northern Apennines, Mid Eocene-Late Miocene)

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-186

  Mancin, N ^a   Martelli, L ^b   Barbieri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Servizio Geologico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Epiligurian succession; Foraminifera; Northern apennines; Paleobathymetry; Uplift subsidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750425741     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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