Biozonation and biochronology of miocene through pleistocene calcareous nannofossils from low and middle latitudes

Newsletters on Stratigraphy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-244

  Backman, Jan ^a   Raffi, Isabella ^b   Rio, Domenico ^c   Fornaciari, Eliana ^c   Pälike, Heiko ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochronology; Biozonation; Calcareous nannofossils; Miocene Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; NANOFOSSIL; PLEISTOCENE;

EID: 84874994681     PISSN: 00780421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0078-0421/2012/0022     Document Type: Article

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