Integrated chronostratigraphy of an intra-arc basin: 40Ar/39Ar datings, micropalaeontology and magnetostratigraphy of the early Miocene Castelsardo basin (Northern Sardinia, Italy)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 293-306

  Oudet, J ^a   Münch, Ph ^a,f   Verati, C ^b   Ferrandini, M ^c   Melinte Dobrinescu, M ^d   Gattacceca, J ^e   Cornee J J ^f   Oggiano, G ^g   Quillevere F ^h   Borgomano, J ^a   Ferrandini, J ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c Faculte des Sciences   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEO ECOLOGY GEOECOMAR   (Romania)

^e CEREGE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^g Istituto di Scienze Geologico Mineralogiche   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Biostratigraphy; Early Miocene; Magnetostratigraphy; Mediterranean; Rifting; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BURDIGALIAN; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MOLASSE; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; RIFTING; TRANSGRESSION;

ARC BASIN; BOUCHES DU RHONE; CASTELSARDO; FRANCE; ITALY; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; SARDINIA; SASSARI;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 77955306008     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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