TY - JOUR
T1 - Messinian astrochronology of the Melilla Basin: stepwise restriction of the Mediterranean – Atlantic connection through Morocco.
AU - van Assen, E.
AU - Kuiper, K.F.
AU - Barhoun, N.
AU - Krijgsman, W
AU - Sierro, F.J.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The Melilla Basin (NE Morocco) formed the easternmost part of the Rifian Corridor, which was an important Mediterranean-Atlantic gateway during the Late Miocene. The sedimentary infill of the basin consists of a shallow marine, precession-related cyclic marl-diatomite succession, laterally grading into a marginal carbonate complex. Three bio-sedimentary events have been recorded within the marl succession: 1) onset of diatomite deposition, 2) major change in foraminiferal assemblages, and 3) transition to Halimeda-rich carbonates and Porites coral reef build-ups. Recent
AB - The Melilla Basin (NE Morocco) formed the easternmost part of the Rifian Corridor, which was an important Mediterranean-Atlantic gateway during the Late Miocene. The sedimentary infill of the basin consists of a shallow marine, precession-related cyclic marl-diatomite succession, laterally grading into a marginal carbonate complex. Three bio-sedimentary events have been recorded within the marl succession: 1) onset of diatomite deposition, 2) major change in foraminiferal assemblages, and 3) transition to Halimeda-rich carbonates and Porites coral reef build-ups. Recent
U2 - 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.014
DO - 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0031-0182
VL - 238
SP - 15
EP - 31
JO - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
JF - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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