A review of the stratigraphy of Marwar Supergroup of west-central Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 747-758

  Pandey, D K ^a   Bahadur, Tej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Depositional environment; Gyrolithes; Lithostratigraphy; Marwar Supergroup; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARBONATE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; TRACE FOSSIL; TRILOBITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NAGAUR; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

CRUSTACEA; GYROLITHES;

EID: 67650869578     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0060-6     Document Type: Article

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