Characterization and astronomically calibrated age of the first occurrence of Turborotalia frontosa in the Gorrondatxe section, a prospective Lutetian GSSP: Implications for the Eocene time scale

Lethaia

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Payros, Aitor ^a   Orue Etxebarria, Xabie ^a   Bernaola, Gilen ^a   Apellaniz, Estibaliz ^a   Dinarès Turell, Jaume ^b   Tosquella, Josep ^c   Caballero, Fenando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclostratigraphy; Eocene; Gorrondatxe; GSSP; Lutetian; Planktonic foraminifer; Turborotalia frontosa; Ypresian

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CALIBRATION; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; LUTETIAN; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; NANOFOSSIL; NEW RECORD; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STRATOTYPE; YPRESIAN;

FORAMINIFERA; TURBOROTALIA;

EID: 68149171458     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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