Brachiopod faunal changes across the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary in NW Sahara (Morocco, Algeria)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 278, Issue , 2007, Pages 261-271

  Brice, D ^a,b   Legrand Blain, M ^c   Nicollin, J P ^a,b  

^a Faculte Libre des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b Institut Superieur d'Agriculture   (France)

^c Tauzia   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; BRACHIOPOD; DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; FAMENNIAN; LITHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TOURNAISIAN;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA;

ASSA; BRACHIOPODA; PRODUCTIDA; RHYNCHONELLIDA; SPIRIFERIDA;

EID: 34548215154     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP278.12     Document Type: Article

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