The Pirgu Regional State (Upper Ordovician) in the East Baltic: Lithostratigraphy, biozonation, and correlation

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-259

  Hints, Linda ^a   Oraspõld, Asta ^a   Nõlvak, Jaak ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

East baltic; Litho and biostratigraphy; Pirgu stage; Upper ordovician

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; ORDOVICIAN;

BALTIC REGION; EURASIA;

CHITINOZOA;

EID: 29644438073     PISSN: 14060132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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