New stratigraphic data on the Aptian of the Persian Gulf

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-182

  Granier, Bruno ^a,b   Busnardo, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Aptian; Bedoulian; Gargasian; Hawar; Holostratigraphy; Iran; Iraq; Kharaib; Nahr Umr; Oman; Qatar; Shu'aiba

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; APTIAN; ARABIAN PLATE; BARREMIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRATON; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; IRAQ; OMAN; PERSIAN GULF; QATAR; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84868647792     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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