Correlation of Mississippian (upper Viséan) foraminiferan, conodont, miospore and ammonoid zonal schemes, and correlation with the Asbian-Brigantian boundary in northwest Ireland

Geological Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-241

  Cozar P ^a   Somerville, Ian D ^b   Mitchell, W Ian ^c   Medina Varea, P ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN IRELAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Ammonoids; Asbian Brigantian boundary; Biostratigraphy; Conodonts; Foraminiferans; Late Vis an; Miospores; Mississippian; NW Ireland

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT; CORRELATION; FORAMINIFERA; MIOSPORE; MISSISSIPPIAN; VISEAN;

CONNACHT; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LOUGH ALLEN; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; FORAMINIFERA; LOCHRIEA;

EID: 33646256832     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1036     Document Type: Article

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