Cenomanian-Turonian high-resolution biostratigraphy of north-eastern Mexico and its correlation with the GSSP and Europe

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 943-956

  Ifrim, Christina ^a,b   Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Cenomanian Turonian boundary; High resolution biostratigraphy; Inoceramids; Planktic foraminifers; Vallecillo, Mexico

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EDWARDSIELLA (CNIDARIAN); FORAMINIFERA; HELVETOGLOBOTRUNCANA HELVETICA; INOCERAMIDAE; INOCERAMUS; MAMMITES; MYTILOIDES HATTINI; WATINOCERAS;

EID: 53549096500     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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