Nummulitids hydrodynamics: An example using nummulites globulus leymerie, 1846

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Briguglio, Antonino ^a   Hohenegger, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic behaviour; Larger foraminifera; Nummulitids; Settling velocity; Transport

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FAUNISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE RECORD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEAWATER; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHALLOW WATER; TOPOGRAPHY;

FORAMINIFERA; NUMMULITES; NUMMULITIDAE;

EID: 77949736338     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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