Cenomanian-Turonian and δ13C, and δ18O, sea level and salinity variations at Pueblo, Colorado

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-43

  Keller, Gerta ^a   Berner, Zsolt ^b   Adatte, Thierry ^c   Stueben, Doris ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cenomanian Turonian; Pueblo, CO; Salinity; Sea level; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOMANIAN; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TURONIAN;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLO; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA; HEDBERGELLA;

EID: 3843142600     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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