Carbon-isotope analysis of fossil wood and dispersed organic matter from the terrestrial Wealden facies of Hautrage (Mons Basin, Belgium)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 291, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 85-105

  Yans, Johan ^a   Gerards, Thomas ^b   Gerrienne, Philippe ^b   Spagna, Paul ^c   Dejax, Jean ^d   Schnyder, Johann ^e   Storme, Jean Yves ^a   Keppens, Edward ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Carbon isotope; Early Cretaceous; Fossil wood; Mons Basin; Wealden facies

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BARREMIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; COALIFICATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DISPERSION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; FACIES; FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; GYMNOSPERM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; QUARRY; SAND; SHELL;

BELGIUM; MONS BASIN;

BRACHYOXYLON; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PODOCARPOXYLON; TAXODIOXYLON; THUJOXYLON;

EID: 78449263210     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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