The palynostratigraphy of the Brassington Formation (Upper Miocene) of the southern Pennines, central England

Palynology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-37

  Pound, Matthew J ^a,b   Riding, James B ^b   Donders, Timme H ^c   Daskova, Jirina ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

biostratigraphy; Derbyshire, UK; Miocene; palaeoclimate; palaeoecology; pollen and spores; tectonic uplift

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONIFEROUS; LIGNITE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TORTONIAN; UPLIFT;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; PENNINE ALPS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZANCLEA;

EID: 84859713639     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2011.643066     Document Type: Article

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