Stevns Klint, Denmark: Uppermost Maastrichtian chalk, Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, and lower Danian bryozoan mound complex

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-48

  Surlyk, Finn ^a   Damholt, Tove ^b   Bjerager, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Østsjællands Museum   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bryozoan mound complex; Chalk; Cretaceous Tertiary boundary; Danian; Maastrichtian; Multi model photogrammetry; Stevns Klint

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949116373     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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