Controls on the distribution of calcareous Foraminifera in the Lower Carboniferous of Ireland

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 187-211

  Gallagher, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Algae; Bryozoans; Calcareous; Crinoids; Foraminifera; Ireland; Lower carboniferous; Microfacies

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONIFEROUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE;

IRELAND;

EID: 0031736909     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(98)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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