Acervulinid macroid and rhodolith facies in the eocene nummulitic limestone of the dauphinois domain (Maritime Alps, Liguria, Italy)

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-515

  Varrone, Dario ^a,b   D'Atri, Anna ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acervulinid macroids; Alpine foreland basin; Carbonate ramp facies; Eocene; Nummulitic Limestone; Rhodoliths

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; CARBONATE RAMP; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; EOCENE; FACIES; FORAMINIFERA; FORELAND BASIN; LIMESTONE; RED ALGA; RHODOLITH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MARITIME ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

ACERVULINIDAE; BARTONIA; FORAMINIFERA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 64049094114     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-007-1239-8     Document Type: Article

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