The lower Williamson Shale (Silurian) of New York: A biostratigraphical enigma

Geological Magazine

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-234

  Loydell, David K ^a   Kleffner, M A ^b   Mullins, G L ^c   Butcher, A ^a   Matteson, D K ^d   Ebert, J R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinozoans; Conodonts; Graptolites; Llandovery; Silurian

Indexed keywords

CHITINOZOANS; CONODONTS; GRAPTOLITES; LLANDOVERY; SILURIAN;

SHALE;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT; FOSSIL; GRAPTOLITE; SHALE; SILURIAN;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ROCHESTER; UNITED STATES;

CHITINOZOA; CYRTOGRAPTUS; PTEROSPATHODUS; STIMULOGRAPTUS;

EID: 33947236757     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756806003049     Document Type: Article

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