Astronomical calibration of upper Campanian-Maastrichtian carbon isotope events and calcareous plankton biostratigraphy in the Indian Ocean (ODP Hole 762C): Implication for the age of the Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 337-338, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-71

  Thibault, Nicolas ^a   Husson, Dorothée ^b   Harlou, Rikke ^a   Gardin, Silvia ^c   Galbrun, Bruno ^b   Huret, Emilia ^d   Minoletti, Fabrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

13C stratigraphy; Biostratigraphy; Calcareous nannofossils; Cyclostratigraphy; Late cretaceous; Planktic foraminifera

Indexed keywords

BELEMNITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CALIBRATION; CAMPANIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAASTRICHTIAN; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; NANOFOSSIL; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

EXMOUTH PLATEAU; INDIAN OCEAN;

BELEMNOIDEA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84861457591     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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