Interpretation of marine and freshwater paleoenvironments in Permo-Carboniferous deposits

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-136

  Schultze, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Europe; Marine indicators; North America; Permian

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; CARBONIFEROUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ACRITARCHA; ANIMALIA; FORAMINIFERA; MYXINIDAE; OSTRACODA; POLYCHAETA; SPIRORBIS;

EID: 69949173203     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.07.017     Document Type: Article

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