Ichnological characterization of Eocene/Oligocene turbidites from the Grès d'Annot Basin, French Alps, SE France

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 67-83

  Phillips, Christopher ^a   McIlroy, Duncan ^a   Elliott, Trevor ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ichnofabric; Ophiomorpha; Trace fossil; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; BASIN FILL; BURROWING; DEEP SEA; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOLOGY; MUDSTONE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TRACE FOSSIL; TURBIDITE;

ALPS; FRANCE;

ANIMALIA; PLANOLITES; SCOLICIA;

EID: 79551473730     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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