Anisian ammonoids from Qingyan, southwestern China: Biostratigraphical implications for the age of the Qingyan Formation

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 547-562

  Stiller, Frank ^a,c   Bucher, Hugo ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonoids; Anisian; Biostratigraphy; Qingyan formation; South western China; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; ANISIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; TAXONOMY; PALEONTOLOGY;

ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; HUNGARY; ITALY; LOMBARDY; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

AMMONOIDEA; ANISIA;

EID: 54149109534     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-008-1274-0     Document Type: Article

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