Triassic biochronology: State of the art and main problems

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 629-641

  Shevyrev, A A ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Global stratotype sections and points; Stage boundaries; Triassic

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOCHRONOLOGY; CONODONT; PALEONTOLOGY; STRATOTYPE; TRIASSIC;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AMMONOIDEA; ANISIA; HINDEODUS PARVUS;

EID: 33845263057     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593806060037     Document Type: Article

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