Acritarch biostratigraphy of the upper Tremadoc-Arenig of the Eastern Cordillera, northwestern Argentina: Relationships with graptolite and trilobite faunas

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 267-286

  Rubinstein, Claudia V ^a,c   Toro, Blanca A ^d   Waisfeld, Beatriz G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Argentina; Biostratigraphy; Eastern Cordillera; Graptolites; Palaeogeography; Trilobites; Upper Tremadoc Middle Arenig

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; ARENIGIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TREMADOCIAN;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0033510598     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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