A high resolution palynozonation for the Al Khlata formation (Pennsylvanian to Lower Permian), South Oman

Palynology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages 213-229

  Penney, Randall A ^a   Al Barram, Issam ^a   Stephenson, Michael H ^b  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al Khlata formation; Biostratigraphy; Correlation; Gondwana; Lower permian; Oman; Pennsylvanian; Pollen and spores

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; GONDWANA; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58649121503     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gspalynol.32.1.213     Document Type: Article

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