Upper Cretaceous to Paleogene forbulge unconformity associated with foreland basin evolution (Kras, Matarsko Podolje and Istria; SW Slovenia and NW Croatia)

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-120

  Otoničar, Bojan ^a  

^a KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adria microplate; Adriatic Carbonate Platform; Chronostratigraphic gap; Cretaceous; Dinaric orogene; Flysch; Forebulge unconformity; Foreland basin; Istria; Paleogene; Paleokarst; SW Slovenia; Synorogenic carbonate platform

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; FLYSCH; FORELAND BASIN; MICROPLATE; PALEOGENE; PALEOKARST; PASSIVE MARGIN; UNCONFORMITY;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISTRIA; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947686034     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v36i1.213     Document Type: Article

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