Early ordovician reefs from Argentina: Stromatoporoid vs stromatolite origin

Facies

Volumn , Issue 34, 1996, Pages 177-192

  Keller, Martin ^a   Flügel, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early Ordovician (Arenig); New reefbuilders; New taxon; Paleontology; Precordillera; Reefs; Stromatolites; Stromatoporoids; Western Argentina

Indexed keywords

STROMATOPOROIDEA;

EID: 0000770279     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02546163     Document Type: Article

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