High resolution stratigraphic record constrained by volcanic ash beds at the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary in the Western Interior Basin, USA

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-582

  Desmares, Delphine ^a,b   Grosheny, Danièle ^a   Beaudoin, Bernard ^b   Gardin, Silvia ^c   Gauthier Lafaye, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bentonites; Calcareous nannofossil; Cenomanian Turonian; Foraminifera; Palaeoenvironments; Stable Isotopes; US Western Interior Basin

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORRELATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; STABLE ISOTOPE; VOLCANIC ASH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN INTERIOR;

FORAMINIFERA; HELVETOGLOBOTRUNCANA HELVETICA; ROTALIPORA CUSHMANI;

EID: 34748921597     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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