Early neogene history of the central American arc from Bocas del Toro, western Panama

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-287

  Coates, Anthony G ^a   Aubry, Marie Pierre ^b   Berggren, William A ^c   Collins, Laurel S ^d   Kunk, Michael ^e  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bocas del Toro; Central America; Neogene; Paleobathymetry; Panama; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

MICROTURBIDITY;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OCEANOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY; VOLCANOES;

ROCKS;

LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LITHOFACIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; NEOGENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

PANAMA;

EID: 84879885677     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2003)115<0271:ENHOTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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