Characterization of paralic paleoenvironments using benthic foraminifera from Lower Cretaceous deposits (Scotian Shelf, Canada)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 11-22

  Fiorini, Flavia ^a   Scott, David B ^b   Wach, Grant D ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Canada; Cretaceous; Scotian Shelf

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; MUDSTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PARALIC ENVIRONMENT; SANDSTONE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SHELF;

AMMOBACULITES; FORAMINIFERA; HAPLOPHRAGMOIDES; TROCHAMMINA;

EID: 77955577500     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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