| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9538989 | Cretaceous Research | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The litho- and biostratigraphy of red beds of the uppermost Cretaceous Gura Beliei Formation in the south-west part of the East Carpathians of Romania were investigated. Two lithological sequences were observed in the succession: a lower unit mainly composed of cherry-red thin-bedded marls and marlstones, and an upper unit of alternating marls and sandstones. The age range of the red beds investigated, based on calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy, is latest Campanian-earliest Paleocene. The strata are similar to Upper Cretaceous red beds in other Tethyan areas of Europe (Italy, Austria, Poland, Slovakia and Serbia).
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Authors
Mihaela Carmen Melinte, Dan Jipa,