Testing foraminiferal taphonomy as a tsunami indicator in a shallow arid system lagoon: Sur, Sultanate of Oman

Marine Geology

Volumn 295-298, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-136

  Pilarczyk, Jessica E ^a   Reinhardt, Eduard G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Lagoon; Oman; Overwash; Particle size distribution; Taphonomy; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; LAGOON; OMAN; OVERWASH; TAPHONOMY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

TSUNAMIS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HISTORICAL RECORD; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAGOON; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROFOSSIL; PARTICLE SIZE; PROVENANCE; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAPHONOMY; TESTING METHOD; TSUNAMI;

EASTERN REGION [OMAN]; INDIA; IRAN; OMAN; PAKISTAN; SUR LAGOON;

AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); AMPHISTEGINA; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84856072378     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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