The Asmari Formation revisited: Changed stratigraphic allocation and new biozonation

1st International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Laursen, G V ^a   Monibi, S ^a   Allan, T L ^b   Pickard, N A H ^a   Hosseiney, A ^a   Vincent, B ^c   Hamon, Y ^c   Van Buchem, F S P ^c   Moallemi, A ^a   Druillion, G ^a  

^a StatoilHydro ^*  (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Maersk Oil Qatar   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EXHIBITIONS; ISOTOPES; OIL FIELDS;

ASMARI FORMATIONS; FAUNAL TURNOVER; FOURTH ORDER; HIGH RESOLUTION; LATE OLIGOCENE; MIOCENE;

STRONTIUM;

EID: 84898450577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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