Ammonite-based correlations in the Cenomanian-lower Turonian of north-west Europe, central Tunisia and the Western Interior (North America)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1017-1032

  Monnet, Claude ^a   Bucher, Hugo ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Biochronology; Cenomanian; Correlations; Diachronism; Europe; Tunisia; Turonian; Unitary Associations; Western Interior

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; DIACHRONISM; FOSSIL RECORD; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATOTYPE; TAXONOMY; ZONATION;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; TUNISIA; WESTERN INTERIOR;

ACANTHOCERAS (AMMONITE); AMMONOIDEA;

EID: 36049017384     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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