Neogene history of Sporolithon Heydrich (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean region

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 189-203

  Braga, Juan C ^a   Bassi, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coralline red algae; Diversity; Mediterranean Sea; Neogene; Palaeobiogeography

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; RED ALGA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CORALLINALES; RHODOPHYTA; SPOROLITHON; SPOROLITHON PTYCHOIDES; ZANCLEA;

EID: 33845486220     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.07.014     Document Type: Article

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