The base of a revised Middle Cambrian: Are suitable concepts for a series boundary in reach?

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-99

  Geyer, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Chronostratigraphy; Global correlation; Lower Middle Cambrian boundary interval

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044437533     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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