Sedimentological, palynological and geochemical studies of the terrestrial Triassic-Jurassic boundary in northwestern Poland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 308-332

  Pieńkowski, Grzegorz ^a   Niedźwiedzki, Grzegorz ^b   Waksmundzka, Marta ^a  

^a POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

carbon isotopes; global correlation; osmium isotopes; palynofloral turnover; Triassic Jurassic boundary

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; OSMIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARBON ISOTOPES; GLOBAL CORRELATION; OSMIUM ISOTOPES; PALYNOFLORAL TURNOVER; TRIASSIC-JURASSIC BOUNDARY;

ISOTOPES;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLORA; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; JURASSIC; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PALYNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT; TRIASSIC;

ARCTIC; AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; GREENLAND; HUNGARY; POLAND; POMERANIA; SAINT AUDRIE'S BAY; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857059968     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756811000914     Document Type: Article

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