Sedimentation rates from calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminifera biostratigraphy in the Andaman Sea, northern Bay of Bengal, and eastern Arabian Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 58, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 425-437

  Flores, J A ^a   Johnson, J E ^b   Mejia Molina A E ^a   Alvarez M C ^a   Sierro, F J ^a   Singh, S D ^c   Mahanti, Syamal ^c   Giosan, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c ONGC   (India)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Age model; Calcareous plankton biochronology; Hiatuses; Indian Ocean; NGHP 01

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 85027943986     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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