An Early Cretaceous lacustrine record: Organic matter and organic carbon isotopes at Bernissart (Mons Basin, Belgium)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 79-91

  Schnyder, Johann ^a   Dejax, Jean ^b   Keppens, Edward ^c   Nguyen Tu, Thanh Thuy ^a   Spagna, Paul ^d   Boulila, Slah ^a   Galbrun, Bruno ^a   Riboulleau, Armelle ^e   Tshibangu, Jean Pierre ^d   Yans, Johan ^f  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aptian; Barremian; Bernissart; Lake; Palynofacies; Wealden facies

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; BARREMIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ECCENTRICITY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OBLIQUITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEONTOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PRECESSION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BERNISSART; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAINAUT; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 69949098101     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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