High-resolution organic carbon isotope record across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in south-central Alberta: Implications for the post impact recovery rate of a terrestrial ecosystems and use of δ13C as a boundary marker

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-542

  Therrien, François ^a   Eberth, David A ^a   Braman, Dennis R ^a   Zelenitsky, Darla K ^b  

^a Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBON CYCLE; CLAYSTONE; ORGANIC CARBON ISOTOPES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BENTONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLAYSTONE; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447105376     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-109     Document Type: Article

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