Fossil microbiota from the Vaishnodevi Limestone, Himalayan foothills, Jammu: Age and palaeoenvironmental implications

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 529-536

  Venkatachala, B S ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Jammu; Palaeoenvironment; Palaeontology; Vaishnodevi Limestone

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; LIMESTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; TIDAL CYCLE;

INDIA;

EID: 0032423444     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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