The RASC method for ranking and scaling of biostratigraphic events

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Agterberg, F P ^a   Gradstein, F M ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Saga Petroleum as   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphic event; Ranking; RASC method; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0032756988     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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