Effects of diagenesis on the astrochronological approach of defining stratigraphic boundaries in calcareous rhythmites: The Tortonian GSSP

Lethaia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-476

  Westphal, Hildegard ^a   Munnecke, Axel ^b   Brandano, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrochronology; Diagenesis; GSSP; Limestone marl alternations; Miocene; Monte dei Corvi; Monte Gibliscemi; Neogene; Orbital forcing; Rhythmites; Tortonian

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LIMESTONE; MARL; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; RHYTHMITE; SUCCESSION; TORTONIAN;

GIBLISCEMI;

EID: 56349084268     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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