Macrostratigraphy of North America

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-412

  Peters, Shanan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LITHOLOGY; MISSISSIPPIAN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33746390400     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504176     Document Type: Article

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