Palaeozoic: Cambrian

Encyclopedia of Geology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 163-175

  Hughes, N C ^a   Heim, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN SYSTEMS; CAMBRIANS; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIRECT IMPACT; EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS; GLOBAL SCALE; NORTH WALES; PALAEOZOIC; ROCK RECORDS; TIME-SCALES;

EID: 46149110003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-369396-9/00045-9     Document Type: Chapter

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