Permian stratigraphy and correlation of Northeast China: A review

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 304-326

  Shen, S Z ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Shang, Q H ^b   Li, W Z ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation; Northeast China; Permian; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPOD; FAUNA; FLORA; LIMESTONE; MOLASSE; PERMIAN; PLANT; STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

AMMONOIDEA; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUSULINACEA; SCHWAGERINA; WAAGENOPHYLLUM;

EID: 33846411493     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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