An ichnofabric approach to the depositional interpretation of the intensely burrowed Bateig Limestone, Miocene, SE Spain

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-16

  de Gibert, Jordi M ^a   Goldring, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echinoid burrows (Bichordites); Ichnofabric; Miocene; Ophiomorpha; Pelagic open shelf

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FORAMINIFERA; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOFACIES; LIMESTONE; MIOCENE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFORM DEPOSIT; TURBIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ECHINOIDA; FORAMINIFERA; PALAEOPHYCUS;

EID: 33845463350     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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