Inoceramid fauna and biostratigraphy of the upper Middle Coniacian-lower Middle Santonian of the Pueblo Section (SE Colorado, US Western Interior)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 132-142

  Walaszczyk, Ireneusz ^a   Cobban, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Coniacian; Correlation; Inoceramids; Santonian; US Western Interior

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIVALVE; CONIACIAN; FAUNA; SANTONIAN; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUCCESSION; TAXONOMY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN INTERIOR;

AMMONOIDEA; CONIACIAN; INOCERAMIDAE; SCAPHITIDAE;

EID: 33847289333     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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