Conodont biostratigraphy of the Lower to Middle Devonian Deserters Formation (new), Road River Group, northeastern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-113

  Pyle, Leanne J ^a   Orchard, Michael J ^b   Barnes, Christopher R ^a   Landry, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIMESTONE; SHALE; TECTONICS;

CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT; DEVONIAN; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0242417100     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-095     Document Type: Article

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