The paleoecological significance of new species of Limbicysta (Acritarcha) from the upper Albian of the Canadian Arctic Islands

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1475-1486

  MacRae, R Andrew ^a   Hills, L V ^a   McIntyre, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; ALBIAN; CRETACEOUS; LIMBICYSTA; PALAEOECOLOGY; SYSTEMATICS;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND;

EID: 0030426944     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-111     Document Type: Article

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