The Oligocene-Miocene transition in coral reefs in the Falcon basin (NW Venezuela)

Palaios

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-69

  Johnson, Kenneth G ^a   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^b   Aguilera, Orangel A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^c Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL RECORD; CORAL REEF; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REEF FORMATION; TETHYS; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; FALCON; ORINOCO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ANTHOZOA; FALCONIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 60749108570     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2008.p08-004r     Document Type: Article

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