Terrestrial palynomorph biostratigraphy of the Cypress Hills, Wood Mountain, and Turtle Mountain areas (Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene) of western Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 725-741

  Braman, D R ^a   Sweet, A R ^b  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; MANITOBA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0033387896     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-003     Document Type: Article

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