Trace fossils and facies in glacial to postglacial deposits from the Paganzo basin (Late Carboniferous), central Precordillera, Argentina

Ameghiniana

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-38

  Pazos, Pablo José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Carboniferous; Facies; Glaciation; Ichnology; Precordillera

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EID: 54649083454     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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