Earthquake-induced turbidites triggered by sea level oscillations in the Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene of Italy

Terra Nova

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 387-392

  Bice, David M ^a,b   Montanari, Alessandro ^b   Rusciadelli, Giovanni ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EUSTACY; PALEOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMICITY; TURBIDITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 36549002694     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2007.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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