Pragian to Eifelian strata (Middle Lower to Lower Middle Devonian), Northern Appalachian basin - Stratigraphic nomenclatural changes

Northeastern Geology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-95

  Ver Straeten, Charles A ^a   Brett, Carlton E ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEVONIAN; NOMENCLATURE;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

PRAGIA;

EID: 33645633642     PISSN: 01941453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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