Impact of carbonate producing biota on platform architecture: Insights from Miocene examples of the Mediterranean region

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 186-211

  Pomar, Luis ^a   Bassant, Philip ^b   Brandano, Marco ^c   Ruchonnet, Cyril ^d   Janson, Xavier ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IHS Energy ^*  (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate platforms; Ecological accommodation; Miocene; Platform architecture

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE RAMP; CARBONATE SYSTEM; LIMITING FACTOR; MIOCENE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOTEMPERATURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84864754793     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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