The base of the Middle Ordovician in China with special reference to the succession at Hengtang near Jiangshan, Zhejiang Province, southern China

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Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-231

  Chen, Xu ^a   Bergström, Stig M ^b   Zhang, Yuan Dong ^a   Fan, Jun Huan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; China; Conodonts; Graptolites; Middle Ordovician

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT; DEEP WATER; FACIES; GRAPTOLITE; ORDOVICIAN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ZHEJIANG;

BALTONIODUS TRIANGULARIS; ISOGRAPTUS;

EID: 65449121060     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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