Facies and sequence controls on the appearance of the Cambrian biota in southwestern Mongolia: Implications for the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-428

  Lindsay, J F ^a   Brasier, M D ^b   Dorjnamjaa, D ^c   Goldring, R ^d   Kruse, P D ^e   Wood, R A ^f  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Geological Institute   (Mongolia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e Northern Territory Geological Survey   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; PRECAMBRIAN/CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY; PROTEROZOIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

MONGOLIA, ZAVKHAN BASIN;

EID: 0029750032     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800007585     Document Type: Article

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