Middle Albian (lower Cretaceous) gastroplitinid ammonites and dinoflagellates from the Christopher formation (dragon mountain, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic Islands) and a revision of the genus Pseudogastroplites Jeletzky, 1980

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-241

  Hall, Russell L ^a   Macrae, R Andrew ^b   Hills, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; AMMONITE; CRETACEOUS; DINOFLAGELLATE; FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES;

AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND; CANADA; DRAGON MOUNTAIN; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALBIA; AMMONOIDEA; BIVALVIA; DINOPHYCEAE; GASTROPLITES; INOCERAMIDAE; PSEUDOGASTROPLITES; PSEUDOGASTROPLITES DRACONENSIS; PSEUDOPULCHELLIA FLEXICOSTATA;

EID: 14244257529     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0219:MALCGA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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