Planktic foraminiferal distribution across the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary from the Neuquén Basin (Cerro Azul section): biostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental significance

Krahl, Guilherme; Concheyro, Andrea; Bom, Marlone H. H.; Guerra, Rodrigo M.; Kochhann, Karlos G. D.; Bauersachs, Thorsten; Schwark, Lorenz; Ceolin, Daiane; Musso, Telma; Fauth, Gerson

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Planktic foraminiferal distribution across the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary from the Neuquén Basin (Cerro Azul section): biostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental significance

Guilherme Krahl, Andrea Concheyro, Marlone H. H. Bom, Rodrigo M. Guerra, Karlos G. D. Kochhann, Thorsten Bauersachs, Lorenz Schwark, Daiane Ceolin, Telma Musso, and Gerson Fauth

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