Distribution pattern of deep-water ostracod assemblages from Lower Pleistocene sediments from Furnari, Sicily

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Sciuto, Francesco ^a   Rosso, Antonietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep water palaeocommunities; Early Pleistocene; Ostracoda; Sicily

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL; DEEP WATER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRAIN SIZE; OSTRACOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FURNARI; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 47849084746     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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