Early Cambrian trace fossils from the Kanmantoo Group at Red Creek, South Australia, and their stratigraphic significance

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 531-540

  Jago, J B ^a   Gatehouse, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cambrian; Carrickalinga Head Formation; Correlation; Kanmantoo Group; Trace fossils; Truro Volcanics

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CORRELATION; ICHNOLOGY; PILLOW LAVA; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE FOSSIL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

HELMINTHOIDICHNITES; PSAMMICHNITES;

EID: 34249696984     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090601078370     Document Type: Article

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