Co-occurrence of the foraminifer Mohlerina basiliensis with Bacinella-Lithocodium oncoids: Palaeoenvironmental and palaeoecological implications (Late Oxfordian, Swiss Jura)

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-44

  Védrine, Stéphanie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacinella Lithocodium oncoids; Benthic foraminifer; Carbonate platform; Late Oxfordian; Swiss Jura Mountains

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAMINIFERA; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; OXFORDIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 46049109332     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.27.1.35     Document Type: Article

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