PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS AT THE BASE OF THE PLIOCENE IN THE SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

Detailed quantitative analyses of the benthic foraminiferal assemblage from the base of the Pliocene sections (M Pl 1 biozone) at Eraclea Minoa and the Capo Rossello area (southern Sicily) documented fluctuating paleoecological conditions indicative of a dysaerobic bottom water environment. In parti...

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Main Authors: FRANCA SGARRELLA, RODOLFO SPROVIERI, ENRICO DI STEFANO, ANTONIO CARUSO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 1997-07-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5291