Contributions of palynology to Carboniferous biostratigraphy and coal geology of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 7-29

  Hacquebard, Peter A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONIFEROUS; COAL; PALYNOLOGY;

CANADA, ATLANTIC PROVINCES;

EID: 0030620545     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(96)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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