Biostratigraphical dating of upper viséan limestones (NW Ireland) using foraminiferans, calcareous algae and rugose corals

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Cózar, Pedro ^a   Somerville, Ian D ^b   Aretz, Markus ^c   Herbig, Hans Georg ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CALCAREOUS ALGA; CORAL; FORAMINIFERA; LIMESTONE; VISEAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; GONIATITIDA;

EID: 28244476559     PISSN: 07901763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/ijes.2005.23.1.1     Document Type: Review

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