The Eocene storm-dominated foralgal ramp of the western Pyrenees (Urbasa-Andia Formation): An analogue of future shallow-marine carbonate systems?

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 228, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 184-204

  Payros, Aitor ^a   Pujalte, Victoriano ^a   Tosquella, Josep ^b   Orue Etxebarria, Xabier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonate ramp; Climate; Eocene; Larger foraminifera; Sea level; Storm

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; FORAMINIFERA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RED ALGA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PYRENEES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 77954216896     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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