Systematic ichnology of the Mabou and Cumberland groups (Carboniferous) of western Cape Breton Island, eastern Canada, 2: Surface markings

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-112

  Keighley, Dave G ^a,b   Pickerill, Ron K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; ICHNOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL;

CANADA;

EID: 0032409311     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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