Faunal evidence of a holocene pluvial phase in southern arabia with remarks on the morphological variability of helenina anderseni

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-259

  Giordana, Gennari ^a   Thomas, Rosenberg ^b   Silvia, Spezzaferri ^a   Berger, Jean Pierre ^a   Dominik, Fleitmann ^b   Frank, Preusser ^b,d   Mahmoud, A L Shanti ^c   Matter, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BRACKISH WATER; CHAROPHYTE; EVAPORATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; INLAND SEA; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAGOON; MANGROVE; MORPHOLOGY; SALINE LAKE; SALTMARSH; WADER;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SAUDI ARABIA;

AVES; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; FORAMINIFERA; HELENINA ANDERSENI; LAMPROTHAMNIUM; TRICHOHYALUS AGUAYOI;

EID: 84858797810     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.41.3.248     Document Type: Article

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