The sedimentary geology, palaeoenvironments and ichnocoenoses of the Lower Devonian Horlick Formation, Ohio Range, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 395-411

  Bradshaw, Margaret A ^a   Newman, Jane ^b   Aitchison, Jonathon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Newman Energy Research   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beacon Supergroup; Sedimentology; Trace fossils; Transantarctic Mountains

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEVONIAN; ICHNOLOGY; LITHOFACIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL; TRANSGRESSION;

ANTARCTICA;

ARENICOLITES; CRUZIANA; ENTOVALVA;

EID: 0036914895     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102002000196     Document Type: Article

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