Paleoenvironmental model and sequence stratigraphy of the Asmari Formation in southwest Iran

Historical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-183

  Amirshahkarami, Mahnaz ^a   Vaziri Moghaddam, Hossein ^a   Taheri, Azizolah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asmari Formation; Oligocene Miocene; Ramp; Sequence stratigraphy; Zagros basin

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROFACIES; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS BASIN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 34249784551     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600858877     Document Type: Article

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