Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) biostratigraphy and cephalopods from north central Tunisia

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 895-910

  Lehmann, Jens ^a   Heldt, Matthias ^a   Bachmann, Martina ^a   Hedi Negra, Mohamed E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Aptian; Biostratigraphy; Lower Cretaceous; Nautiloids; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; APTIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CEPHALOPOD; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

AMMONOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA; DESHAYESITES; NAUTILIDA;

EID: 67349169953     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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