The Pennsylvanian tropical biome reconstructed from the Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia, Canada

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 561-576

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a   Benton, M J ^a   Braddy, S J ^a   Davies, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; CORDAITALES; FILICOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 33646370220     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764905-063     Document Type: Article

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