Biostratigraphic significance of lower Paleozoic microfaunas from eastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-505

  Asselin, Esther ^a   Achab, Aïcha ^b   Soufiane, Azzedine ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRATIGRAPHY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHITINOZOAN SPECIES; GEOSCIENCE;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

EID: 4344662351     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-094     Document Type: Article

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