Temporal persistence and stability of Cambrian biofacies: Sunwaptan (Upper Cambrian) trilobite faunas of North America

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 33-46

  Westrop, Stephen R ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biofacies; Cambrian; North America; palaeoecology; trilobites

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; CAMBRIAN; PALAEOECOLOGY; TRILOBITE;

EID: 0030595823     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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