High-resolution calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy for the Coniacian/Santonian Stage boundary, Western Interior Basin

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-384

  Blair, Stacie A ^a   Watkins, David K ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Calcareous nannofossils; Coniacian Santonian Stage boundary; Niobrara Formation; Taxonomy; Western interior basin

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONIACIAN; NANOFOSSIL; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN INTERIOR;

INOCERAMUS; MEGALOPS; PHARUS; PHENAX; SCUTULA; WATZNAUERIA; ZEUGRHABDOTUS;

EID: 62049083635     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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