Stratigraphic units of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Southern Italy): Chronology, correlation with marine isotope stages and implications regarding vertical movements

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 228, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 255-270

  De Santis, Vincenzo ^a   Caldara, Massimo ^a   de Torres, Trinidad ^b   Ortiz, José E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Madrid's School of Mines   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Marine isotope stage; Pleistocene; Radiocarbon dating; UBSU

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FAUNA; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PLEISTOCENE; RACEMIZATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; STROMATOLITE; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 77954217161     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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