Earth geography from 400 to 250 Ma: A palaeomagnetic, faunal and facies review

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-572

  Torsvik, Trond H ^a,b   Cocks, L Robin M ^c  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachiopods; Fish; Late Palaeozoic; Palaeogeography; Palaeomagnetism; Plants

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FLORA; GONDWANA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; TERRANE;

EID: 3142781664     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-098     Document Type: Article

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