Sedimentary cover of the Lomonosov Ridge: Stratigraphy, structure, deposition history, and ages of seismic facies units

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-420

  Kim, B I ^a   Glezer, Z I ^b  

^a VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

^b A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arctic region; Cenozoic; Dinocysts; Drilling results; Foraminifers; Lomonosov Ridge; Silicoflagellates; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOZOIC; DEPOSITION; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLAGELLATE; FORAMINIFERA; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOGENE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LOMONOSOV RIDGE;

DICTYOCHOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 34548059182     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593807040053     Document Type: Article

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