Oceanic events and biotic effects of the Cenomanian-Turonian anoxic event, Tarfaya Basin, Morocco

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 976-994

  Keller, G ^a   Adatte, T ^b   Berner, Z ^c   Chellai, E H ^d   Stueben, D ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Biotic effects; Cenomanian Turonian; Morocco; Oceanic events; Tarfaya

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTIC FACTOR; BLACK SHALE; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; INLAND SEA; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; GUELMIM-ES SMARA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TARFAYA BASIN;

FORAMINIFERA; GUEMBELITRIA; HEDBERGELLA; HEDBERGELLA PLANISPIRA; HETEROHELIX MOREMANI;

EID: 53549125261     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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