Foraminifera, calcareous algae and rugose corals in Brigantian (late Viséan) limestones in NE Ireland

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-300

  Cozar P ^a   Somerville, H E A ^b   Somerville, Ian D ^b  

^a Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORAL; FORAMINIFERA; VISEAN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 28244437761     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.55.4.287     Document Type: Article

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