The use of microphytoplankton and chitinozoans for interpreting transgressive/regressive cycles in the Rapid Member of the Cedar Valley Formation (Middle Devonian), Iowa

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-152

  Wicander, Reed ^a,b   Wood, Gordon D ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINOZOAN; DEVONIAN; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRANSGRESSION/REGRESSION;

USA, IOWA;

EID: 0031459718     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(97)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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