Cretaceous stratigraphy of northeast China: non-marine and marine correlation

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-170

  Sha, Jingeng ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Correlation; Cretaceous; Jehol Group. Jurassic Cretaceous boundary, palaeogeography; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; LAVA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TUFF;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 34247567560     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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