Cenozoic ichthyolith biostratigraphy: Tofino Basin, British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-204

  Johns, Marjorie J ^a   Barnes, Christopher R ^b   Narayan, Y Roshni ^b  

^a Pacific PaleoQuest   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CENOZOIC ICHTHYOLITH BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EOCENE-PLIOCENE; OFFSHORE TOFINO BASIN WELLS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOZOIC; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LITHOLOGY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TOFINO BASIN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33744516547     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E05-102     Document Type: Article

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