Taxonomic and biostratigraphical significance of the Tremadoc graptolite fauna from northern Yukon Territory, Canada

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-156

  Jackson, D E ^a   Lenz, A C ^b  

^a University of Western Ontario ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graptolithina; Ordovician; Tremadocian; Yukon

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANES; BIOZONES; GRAPTOLITES; GRAPTOLITHINA; ORDOVICIAN; TREMADOCIAN; YUKON;

ANIMALS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GRAPTOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; TREMADOCIAN;

CANADA; PEEL RIVER; YUKON TERRITORY;

GRAPTOLITHINA;

EID: 0038608136     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756802007227     Document Type: Article

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