An upper Dalradian microfossil reassessed

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 741-743

  Molyneux, S G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Biostratigraphy; Dalradian; Ordovician; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000511730     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.5.0741     Document Type: Article

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