Testing the Cenozoic multisite composite δ18O and δ13C curves: New monospecific Eocene records from a single locality, Demerara Rise (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 207)

Paleoceanography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Sexton, Philip F ^a   Wilson, Paul A ^a   Norris, Richard D ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; EOCENE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DEMERARA RISE;

EID: 33751304865     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005PA001253     Document Type: Article

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