Recognition of the trans-european suture zone (TESZ) by the palaeobiogeographical distribution pattern of early to middle ordovician acritarchs

Geological Magazine

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 617-625

  Servais, Thomas ^a   Fatka, Olda ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; BALTICA; GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; SUTURE ZONE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031413784     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675689700753X     Document Type: Article

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