Graptolites from the Qilang and Yingan formations (Caradoc, Ordovician) of Kalpin, western Tarim, Xinjiang, China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-300

  Chen, Xu ^b   Ni, Yu Nan ^b   Mitchell, Charles E ^a   Qiao, Xin Dong ^b   Zhan, Shi Gao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARADOCIAN; GRAPTOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

CHINA; KALPIN; XINJIANG;

CLIMACOGRAPTUS; CLIMACOGRAPTUS BICORNIS; DICELLOGRAPTUS; HEMICHORDATA; LAURENTIA; PSEUDOCLIMACOGRAPTUS; PSEUDOCLIMACOGRAPTUS SCHARENBERGI; PUMILUS;

EID: 0342905122     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000031498     Document Type: Article

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