Lower Aptian ammonite biostratigraphy and potential for further studies of OAE 1a in Bulgaria

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-69

  Ivanov, Marin ^a   Idakieva, Vyara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Ammonite biostratigraphy; Bulgaria; Correlation; Lower Aptian; Mediterranean; OAE 1a

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; APTIAN; BENTHOS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEEP WATER; LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TETHYS;

BULGARIA; ENGLAND; GERMANY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLGA REGION;

AMMONOIDEA; DESHAYESITES; LUEHEIA;

EID: 84868652797     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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