Palaeomagnetism of the Upper Cretaceous Sânpetru Formation (Haţeg Basin, South Carpathians)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 293, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 343-352

  Panaiotu, Cristian G ^a   Panaiotu, Cristina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ha eg Basin; Maastrichtian; Palaeomagnetism; South Carpathians

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

CARPATHIANS; HATEG BASIN; ROMANIA;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954897564     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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