Quantitative analysis and palaeoecology of Eocene Ostracoda and benthonic foraminifera from Gebel Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 309-323

  Elewa, Ashraf M T ^a  

^a Minia University Minia 61519 Egypt ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benthonic foraminifera; Egypt; Eocene; Ostracoda; Palaeoecology

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; OSTRACODE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SHALLOW WATER; TETHYS;

AFRICA; CAIRO [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

FORAMINIFERA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 4344627343     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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