Lower Aptian ammonite and carbon isotope stratigraphy in the eastern Prebetic Domain (Betic Cordillera, southeastern Spain)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-350

  Moreno Bedmar, J A ^a   Company, M ^b   Sandoval, J ^b   Tavera, J M ^b   Bover Arnal, T ^c   Salas, R ^d   Delanoy, G ^e   Maurrasse, F J M R ^f   Martinez R ^g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^f FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Biostratigraphy; Lower Aptian; OAE 1a; Prebetic Domain; Southeastern Spain

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; APTIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CALIBRATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

BETIC CORDILLERA; SPAIN;

AMMONOIDEA; DESHAYESITES; LUEHEIA;

EID: 84861883715     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1344/105.000001752     Document Type: Article

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