A depositional model and paleoecological reconstruction of the lower Tortonian distally steepened ramp of Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Palaios

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 465-481

  Mateu Vicens, Guillem ^a   Hallock, Pamela ^b   Brandano, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; FORAMINIFERA; MESOZOIC; MICROFACIES; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SYSTEMS TRACT; TORTONIAN;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANTHOZOA; BRYOZOA; ECHINOIDA; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA; PORITES; RHODOPHYTA; SERPULIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 50549101129     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2007.p07-061r     Document Type: Article

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