Palynomorph and ostracod biostratigraphy of the Ballagan Formation, Midland Valley of Scotland, and elucidation of intra-Dinantian unconformities

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-143

  Stephenson, M H ^a   Williams, M ^b   Monaghan, A A ^a   Arkley, S ^a   Smith, R A ^a   Dean, M ^a   Browne, M A E ^a   Leng, M ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; OSTRACOD; PALYNOMORPH; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; TOURNAISIAN; UNCONFORMITY; VISEAN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLAND VALLEY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10244253895     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.55.2.131     Document Type: Article

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