First record of the Hirnantian (Upper Ordovician) δ13C excursion in the North American Midcontinent and its regional implications

Geological Magazine

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 657-678

  Bergström, Stig M ^a   Saltzman, Matthew M ^a   Schmitz, Birger ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope excursion; Gondwana glaciation; Hirnantian; Missouri Illinois; Sea level changes; Upper Ordovician

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LIME;

CARBON ISOTOPE EXCURSIONS; GONDWANA GLACIATION; HIRNANTIAN; ILLINOIS; ORDOVICIAN; SEALEVEL CHANGE;

SEA LEVEL;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; GLACIATION; ORDOVICIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748313029     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756806002469     Document Type: Article

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