Acritarch assemblage in Yanchang Formation in eastern Gansu province and its environmental implications

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 798-806

  Ji, Li Ming ^a,b   Wang, Shao Fei ^c   Xu, Jin Li ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Institute of Exploration and Development   (China)

^d SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Acritarch; Ordos basin; Paleoenvironment; Triassic; Yanchang Formation

Indexed keywords

CORE DRILLING; CORE SAMPLES; ECOLOGY; LAKES; RIVERS; ROCKS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; WATER;

ACRITARCH; ORDOS BASIN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TRIASSIC; YANCHANG FORMATION;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 33845910990     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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