The Carboniferous evolution of Nova Scotia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 143, Issue , 1998, Pages 261-302

  Calder, J H ^a  

^a NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA;

CARBONIFEROUS; ENTOVALVA; IMPLETA;

EID: 0032295029     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.143.01.19     Document Type: Article

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