Search for impact evidences in the Late Devonian;O poszukiwaniach śladów impaktu w późnym Dewonie

Przeglad Geologiczny

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 364-368

  Racka, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Frasnian Famennian boundary; Impact; Iridium anomaly; Mass extinction; Microtektites

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; IMPACT; MASS EXTINCTION;

EID: 0033399286     PISSN: 00332151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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