The utility of late Early to Middle Cambrian small shelly fossils from the western Mediterranean

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Elicki, Olaf ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Gondwana; Mediterranean; Small shelly fossils

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044449589     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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