Lower sea levels in the Middle Cenomanian

Lower sea levels in the Middle Cenomanian

It has been known since the 1970's that the relatively high sea levels during the Cenomanian in southern England and northern France were interrupted by a strong fall in sea level early in the Middle Cenomanian. This was a eustatic trough whose effects can be found not only in north-west Europe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hancock Jake M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rediris 2003-07-01
Series:Carnets de Géologie
Subjects:
Mid Cenomanian eustatic low
Rouen Fossil Bed
Primus Event
Thatcher Limestone
Colorado
Subzone of Turrilites costatus
Online Access:http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2003_L02_JMH/index.html
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Summary:It has been known since the 1970's that the relatively high sea levels during the Cenomanian in southern England and northern France were interrupted by a strong fall in sea level early in the Middle Cenomanian. This was a eustatic trough whose effects can be found not only in north-west Europe, but also from western Kazakhstan in central Asia to Texas, Colorado and South Dakota in the U.S.A.
ISSN:1765-2553
1634-0744

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