The end of the Lago-Mare time in the SE Valdelsa Basin (Central Italy): Interference between local tectonism and regional sea-level rise

Geodiversitas

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 611-639

  Abbazzi, Laura ^a   Benvenuti, Marco ^a   Ceci, Maria Elena ^b   Esu, Daniela ^c   Faranda, Costanza ^b   Rook, Lorenzo ^a   Tangocci, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Early Zanclean; Facies analysis; Lago Mare; Lare Messiniari; Non marine fossil assemblages; Valdelsa Basin

Indexed keywords

GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; MURIDAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 54349103585     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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