Ediacaran biota on Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-36

  Hofmann, H J ^a   O'Brien, S J ^b   King, A F ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

AVALON PENINSULA; BONAVISTA PENINSULA; CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

CHARNIODISCUS;

EID: 38549157565     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/06-087.1     Document Type: Article

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