A review of the Cambrian biostratigraphy of South Australia

Palaeoworld

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 406-423

  Jago, J B ^a   Zang, Wen Long ^b   Sun, Xiaowen ^c   Brock, G A ^d   Paterson, J R ^d   Skovsted, C B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^c Lakes Oil NL   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeocyatha; Biostratigraphy; Brachiopods; Cambrian; South Australia; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BRACHIOPOD; CAMBRIAN; CONODONT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MOLLUSC; TRACE FOSSIL; TRILOBITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ACRITARCHA; ANTHOZOA; ARCHAEOCYATHA; BRACHIOPODA; CORDYLODUS PROAVUS; GONIAGNOSTUS NATHORSTI; MOLLUSCA; PAGETIA; PTYCHAGNOSTUS PUNCTUOSUS; TEMPLETONIA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 37849186706     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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