On the nature and chronostratigraphic position of the Rupelian and Chattian stratotypes in the southern North Sea basin

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Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-14

  De Man, Ellen ^a,b   Van Simaeys, Stefaan ^a,b   Vandenberghe, Noël ^a   Harris, W Burleigh ^c   Wampler, J Marion ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Mobil Oil Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DATING METHOD; GLAUCONITE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RUPELIAN; STRATOTYPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 78549275438     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2010/v33i1/002     Document Type: Article

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