The faunas of the Albany Group in the Girvan area, and their palaeogeographical implications

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-32

  Rushton, A W A ^a   Tunnicliff, S P ^a   Tripp, R P ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBANY GROUP; CRAIGMALLOCH FORMATION; FAUNAL PROVINCE; GRAPTOLITE; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; TRILOBITE;

UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, GIRVAN;

EID: 0030469635     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg32010023     Document Type: Article

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