Breakthroughs in the biodiversity, biogeography, biostratigraphy, and basin analysis of the Beaufort group

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 563-577

  Hancox, P J ^a   Rubidge, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beaufort Group; Global biozone correlation; Hancox: Permo Triassic; Main Karoo Basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; KAROO SUPERGROUP; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; TRIASSIC;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036316904     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5362(01)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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