Cretaceous marine nutrients, greenhouse carbonates, and the abundance of turritelline gastropods

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-523

  Allmon, Warren D ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACCUMULATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GASTROPOD; GLOBAL CHANGE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; UPWELLING;

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EID: 34548624612     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519775     Document Type: Article

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