Biostratigraphical and sequence correlation of the Cenomanian successions in Mangyshlak (W. Kazakhstan) and Crimea (Ukraine) with those in southern England

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Cenomanian successions in southern England (UK), Crimea (Ukraine) and Mangyshlak (Western Kazakhstan) are briefly described and the evidence for biostratigraphical correlation, based on ammonites and inoceramid bivalves is reviewed in the light of new discoveries. Our conclusions differ significantly from those of previous authors in that: i) we date the base of the Cenomanian in Crimea as early M. dixoni Zone age, rather than M. mantelli Zone age, and ii) most of the supposed Middle Cenomani...

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Authors: Gale, A; Hancock, J; Kennedy, W

• Journal: Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre
• Volume: 69
• Issue: SUPPL. A
• Pages: 67-86
• Publication date: 1999-01-01
• ISSN: 0374-6291
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cenomanian; Biostratigraphy; Sequences; Kazakhstan; Europe