Stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and C-isotopes of the Permian-Triassic non-marine sequence at Dalongkou and Lucaogou, Xinjiang Province, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 503-520

  Metcalfe, I ^a   Foster, C B ^b   Afonin, S A ^c   Nicoll, R S ^d   Mundil, R ^e   Xiaofeng, Wang ^f   Lucas, S G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^f Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^g NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; C isotopes; China; Non marine; Permian Triassic boundary; Xinjiang Province

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOSPORE; MUDSTONE; P-T CONDITIONS; PALYNOMORPH; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VERTEBRATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ALGAE; ARATRISPORITES; DICYNODON; LUNDBLADISPORA; LYSTROSAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 69249219284     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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