Utility of palmatolepids and icriodontids in recognizing Upper Devonian Series, Stage, and possible substage boundaries

CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg

Volumn , Issue 225, 2000, Pages 335-347

  Ziegler, Willi ^a   Sandberg, Charles A ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conodont evolution, taxonomy, and zonation; GSSP's; Late Devonian; Series, stage, and substage boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038614625     PISSN: 03414116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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