Paleontological data from the Early Cambrian of Germany and paleobiogeographical implications for the configuration of central Perigondwana

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 423, Issue , 2007, Pages 143-152

  Elicki, Olaf ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambrian; G ; Paleogeography; Perigondwana; Rlitz syncline; Torgau doberlug syncline

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CAMBRIANS; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERIGONDWANA; RLITZ SYNCLINE; TORGAU-DOBERLUG SYNCLINE;

ANIMALS;

CAMBRIAN; DENUDATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; RIFTING; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION; SYNCLINE; UPLIFT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; FAR EAST; FRANCE; GERMANY; MOROCCO; SPAIN;

ARCHAEOCYATHA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 67449083609     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2423(05)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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