Smithian and Spathian (Early Triassic) ammonoid assemblages from terranes: Paleoceanographic and paleogeographic implications

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 420-433

  Brayard, Arnaud ^a   Escarguel, Gilles ^b   Bucher, Hugo ^c,d   Brühwiler, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonoids; Biogeography; Biotic recovery; Chulitna; Early Triassic; Paleoceanography; South Kitakami; South Primorye; Terranes

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; TERRANE; TRIASSIC;

EURASIA; PRIMORYE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

AMMONOIDEA;

EID: 69249231048     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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