The late Maastrichtian nannofossil record of climate change in the South Atlantic DSDP Hole 525A

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 163-184

  Thibault, Nicolas ^a   Gardin, Silvia ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Calcareous nannofossils; Climate change; Paleoclimate; Paleoecology; Upper Maastrichtian

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; MAASTRICHTIAN; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOCLIMATE; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

FORAMINIFERA; MICULA;

EID: 36248946644     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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