Revision of the conodont Erraticodon hexianensis from the upper Meitan Formation (middle Ordovician) of Guizhou, South China

Paleontological Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-162

  Zhen, Yong Yi ^a   Liu, Jianbo ^b   Percival, Ian G ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conodonts; Lower Middle Ordovician; Meitan Formation; South China

Indexed keywords

CONODONT; CORRELATION; ORDOVICIAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

LENODUS VARIABILIS;

EID: 34547116877     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144(2007)11[145:ROTCEH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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