The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum record in the organic matter of the Claret and Tendruy continental sections (South-central Pyrenees, Lleida, Spain)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 226-237

  Domingo, Laura ^a   López Martínez, Nieves ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^b   Grimes, Stephen T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon isotopes; CIE; Claret; organic carbon; PETM; Tendruy

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; CIE; CLARET; PETM; TENDRUY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FIRE HAZARDS; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DEPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HYPSITHERMAL; MAMMAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

ARTIODACTYLA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 64549108463     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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