Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the niger delta

Geologos

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-162

  Reijers, T J A ^a,b  

^a Geo Training and Travel ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria (SPDC)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

(mega)sequences; Biostratigraphy; Cycles; Niger delta; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054006112     PISSN: 14268981     EISSN: 20806574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10118-011-0008-3     Document Type: Article

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