Ordovician faunas and biostratigraphy in the gunningbland area, central New South Wales, Australia

Alcheringa

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-52

  Pickett, John ^a   Percival, Ian G ^a  

^a Health Commission of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biostratigraphy; Brachiopods; Conodonts; Corals; Graptolites; New South Wales; Ordovician

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORAL; GRAPTOLITE; NEW SPECIES; ORDOVICIAN;

AUSTRALIA;

BILLINGSARIA DOMICA; BRACHIOPODA; CONODONTA; EOFLETCHERIA SUBCERIOIDEA; FOERSTEPHYLLUM NELUNGALOO; GRAPTOLITHINA; PALEOALVEOLITES EXPLANATUS; PYGODUS ANSERINUS;

EID: 0035175056     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510108619212     Document Type: Article

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