First evidence of Campanian radiolarians in Turkey and implications for the tectonic setting of the Upper Antalya Nappes

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 952-960

  Moix, Patrice ^a   Goričan, Špela ^b   Marcoux, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Antalya Nappes; Campanian; Radiolarians; Turkey; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; ORDOVICIAN; RADIOLARIA; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 67349231182     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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