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Palynologic studies of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary interval at El Kef outcrop, northwestern Tunisia
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1990
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Meon Henriette
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Livre
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T.65 (NLD) Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol. T.65 Palynologic studies of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary interval at El Kef outcrop, northwestern Tunisia paleogeographic implications The well-dated outcrop of El Kef, NW Tunisia, shows continuous sedimentation from Campanian to Paleocene. Palynological study of this outcrop makes it possible to follow palynofloral variations through this interval and across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary. In the Late Cretaceous Palmae Province covered parts of Africa and South America, and the Normapolles Province included eastern North America and Europe. The El Kef palynoflora shows that, in late Maastrichtian time, Northern Africa was at the boundary between the African-South American and European provinces. During the transition to the Tertiary, palynofloral variety decreased and only European taxa remained. The change appears to have been gradual bibliogr. Paléogéographie ; Paléobotanique ; Biostratigraphie ; palynologie ; Analyse pollinique ; Paléobotanique ; spores ; pollen ; biozone ; Limite K T ; Limite stratigraphique ; Faune foraminifère ; Crétacé supérieur ; Tertiaire inf ; Coupe El Kef ; Tunisie ; Tunisie Nord Occidentale ; Le Kef ; Hammam Mellègue Meon Henriette Stratigraphie
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Stratigraphie
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Paléogéographie ; Paléobotanique ; Biostratigraphie ; palynologie ; Analyse pollinique ; Paléobotanique ; spores ; pollen ; biozone ; Limite K T ; Limite stratigraphique ; Faune foraminifère ; Crétacé supérieur ; Tertiaire inf ; Coupe El Kef ; Tunisie ; Tunisie Nord Occidentale ; Le Kef ; Hammam Mellègue
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The well-dated outcrop of El Kef, NW Tunisia, shows continuous sedimentation from Campanian to Paleocene. Palynological study of this outcrop makes it possible to follow palynofloral variations through this interval and across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary. In the Late Cretaceous Palmae Province covered parts of Africa and South America, and the Normapolles Province included eastern North America and Europe. The El Kef palynoflora shows that, in late Maastrichtian time, Northern Africa was at the boundary between the African-South American and European provinces. During the transition to the Tertiary, palynofloral variety decreased and only European taxa remained. The change appears to have been gradual
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