Megaspore assemblages from the Åre Formation (Rhaetian-Pliensbachian) offshore mid-Norway, and their value as field and regional stratigraphical markers

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-181

  Morris, Peter H ^a   Cullum, Alex ^b   Pearce, Martin A ^b   Batten, David J ^c  

^a Buckland Brewer   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

re formation; Megaspores; Micropalaeontology; Mid norway; Upper triassic jurassic

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLIENSBACHIAN; RHAETIAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPORE;

NORWAY;

EID: 75449097040     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.28.2.161     Document Type: Article

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