Jurassic transgressions and regressions in the Caucasus (northern Neotethys Ocean) and their influences on the marine biodiversity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 251, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 422-436

  Ruban, Dmitry A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Caucasus; Eustasy; Jurassic; Regression; Transgression

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIODIVERSITY; EUSTACY; JURASSIC; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

CAUCASUS; EURASIA;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 34447262564     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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