Trace fossils and correlation of late Precambrian and early Cambrian strata

Geological Magazine

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 97-119

  Peter Crimes, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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BREIVIK MEMBER; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; CANDANA QUARTZITE; CHAPEL ISLAND FORMATION; CHINA; DEEP SPRING FORMATION; FINNMARK; GLOBAL STRATOTYPE; MCNAUGHTON FORMATION; NEWFOUNDLAND; NORWAY; ZHONGYICUN MEMBER;

EID: 0023088397     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756800015922     Document Type: Article

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