Late Maastrichtian warming in the Boreal Realm: Calcareous nannofossil evidence from Denmark

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 55-75

  Sheldon, Emma ^a   Ineson, Jon ^a   Bown, Paul ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcareous nannofossils; Chalk; Denmark; Maastrichtian; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

CHALK; FOSSIL RECORD; MAASTRICHTIAN; NANOFOSSIL; NANOPLANKTON; OOZE; PALEOCLIMATE; SURFACE WATER;

DENMARK;

ARKHANGELSKIELLA CYMBIFORMIS; WATZNAUERIA;

EID: 77955276027     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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