The role of stratotypes in stratigraphy

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 307-332

  Walsh, Stephen L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Age stage; Aurichronologic unit; Biochronologic unit; Biostratigraphic unit; Boundary defining stratotype; Exemplary stratotype; Nominal point; Nominal stratotype; Type section

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY DELIMITATION; STRATIGRAPHY; STRATOTYPE; TYPE SECTION;

EID: 13444311602     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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