Further shrimp geochronology on the early Cambrian of South China

American Journal of Science

Volumn 308, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-420

  Compston, William ^a   Zhang, Zichao ^b   Cooper, J A ^c   Ma, Guogan ^b   Jenkins, R J F ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CALIBRATION; CAMBRIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MODELING; SHRIMP DATING; TUFF;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 50249166613     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/04.2008.01     Document Type: Article

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