Baltica: A mid Ordovivian diversity hotspot

Historical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-261

  Rasmussen, Christian M Ø ^a   Hansen, Jesper ^b   Harper, David A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

diversity; Baltic; Brachiopods; Early Mid Ordovician

Indexed keywords

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; BALTICA; BRACHIOPOD; HOT SPOT; LIMESTONE; ORDOVICIAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BALTIC REGION; EURASIA;

BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 34250624428     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960601151744     Document Type: Article

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