Biotic structure and morphology of patch reefs from South China (Ningqiang formation, Telychian, Llandovery, Silurian)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 46, 2002, Pages 133-148

  Yue, Li ^a   Kershaw, Stephen ^b   Xu, Chen ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morphology; Patch reefs; Silurian (Llandovery); Yangtze platform (South China)

Indexed keywords

BIOSTROME; BIOTA; LLANDOVERIAN; MORPHOLOGY; REEF FORMATION;

CHINA; SHAANXI PROVINCE; SICHUAN PROVINCE;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; BRYOZOA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CRINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NAUTILIDA; NAUTILOIDEA; OSTRACODA; PELMATOZOA; STROMATOPOROIDA; STROMATOPOROIDEA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 0036315528     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02668078     Document Type: Article

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