Late Maastrichtian Volcanism in the Indian Ocean: Effects on Calcareous Nannofossils and Planktic Foraminifera

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 63-87

  Tantawy, Abdel Aziz A ^a   Keller, Gerta ^b   Pardo, Alfonso ^c  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotic effects; High stress environments; Indian Ocean Maastrichtian; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; MAASTRICHTIAN; MANTLE PLUME; NANOFOSSIL; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; STRATIFICATION; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; WATER MASS;

ASIA; DECCAN; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

ARKHANGELSKIELLA CYMBIFORMIS; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINELLOIDES; GUEMBELITRIA; HEDBERGELLA; HETEROHELIX; MICULA; WATZNAUERIA;

EID: 70449637200     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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