Stratigraphy of the upper cretaceous Wapiti Formation, west-central Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-286

  Fanti, Federico ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ALBERTA , CANADA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; FACIES ANALYSIS; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; STUDY AREAS; UPPER CRETACEOUS;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL LOGGING;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CRETACEOUS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAASTRICHTIAN; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; GRANDE PRAIRIE; NORTH AMERICA;

SALIX;

EID: 67651124628     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-020     Document Type: Article

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