Marine palynomorphs from the Staffin Bay and Staffin Shale formations (Middle-Upper Jurassic) of the Trotternish Peninsula, NW Skye

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-74

  Riding, James B ^a   Thomas, Joanna E ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; JURASSIC; MIOSPORE; PALYNOLOGY;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, SKYE;

EID: 0030778569     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg33010059     Document Type: Article

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