Benthic foraminiferal morphogroups of mid to outer shelf environments of the Late Jurassic (Prebetic Zone, southern Spain): Characterization of biofacies and environmental significance

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 261, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 280-299

  Reolid, Matías ^a   Rodríguez Tovar, Francisco J ^b   Nagy, Jenö ^c   Olóriz, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonate siliciclastic shelf; Foraminiferal morphogroups; Oxfordian; Tethys domain; Trophic strategies

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOFACIES; CARBONATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; OXFORDIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTODETRITUS; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUCCESSION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 42049093791     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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