Carbonate pelagites in the post-Gondwana succession (Cretaceous - Neogene) of East Timor

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 875-897

  Haig, D W ^a   McCartain, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Cretaceous; Paleogeography; Stratigraphy; Timor

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; NEOGENE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; TERRACE; TURBIDITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 34547122735     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701392739     Document Type: Article

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