Paleoenvironmental evolution of the East Carpathian foredeep during the late Miocene-early Pliocene (Dacian Basin; Romania)

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-148

  Stoica, M ^a   Lazar I ^a   Krijgsman, W ^b   Vasiliev, I ^b   Jipa, D ^c   Floroiu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEO ECOLOGY GEOECOMAR   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Carpathian foredeep; Dacian basin; Messinian; Ostracods; Paleoenvironment; Paratethys

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITION; WATER LEVELS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS;

CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP; DACIAN BASIN; MESSINIAN; OSTRACODS; PALEO-ENVIRONMENT; PARATETHYS;

SEA LEVEL; ANIMALS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BATHYMETRY; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL RECORD; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MESSINIAN; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MOLLUSC; NANOFOSSIL; OSTRACOD; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSALINITY; PARATETHYS; PHOTIC ZONE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PLIOCENE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHALLOW WATER; TIMESCALE; FOREARC BASIN; MIOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY;

BLACK SEA; CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP; CARPATHIANS; DACIC BASIN; FOCSANI DEPRESSION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ROMANIA; VRANCEA;

FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA; ODESSIA; OSTRACODA; PARATETHYS; PONTIA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 84878218063     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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