Fluviodeltaic sedimentology and ichnology of part of the Silurian Grampians Group, western Victoria

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 811-825

  Gouramanis, C ^a,b   Webb, J A ^a   Warren, A A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluviodeltaic; Grampians Group; Ichnology; Sedimentology; Silurian; Victoria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346394771     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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