Early Silurian (Wenlockian) δ13C profiles from the Cape Phillips Formation, Arctic Canada and their relation to biotic events

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1419-1430

  Noble, Paula J ^a   Zimmerman, Matthew K ^a   Holmden, Chris ^b   Lenz, Alfred C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; EXTRACTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOTIC EXTINCTION; CANADA; GRAPTOLITE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAPTOLITE; SILURIAN; WEATHERING;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

COLONOGRAPTUS; CYRTOGRAPTUS LUNDGRENI;

EID: 30444457378     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-055     Document Type: Article

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