The Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation in the Wapiti Lake area: Lithostratigraphy, conodont biostratigraphy, and a new biozonation for the lower Olenekian (Smithian)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 757-790

  Orchard, M J ^a   Zonneveld, J P ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT ZONE; LAKE AREAS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; LOWER TRIASSIC; NEW SPECIES;

SCANDIUM; SULFUR;

LANDFORMS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CONODONT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AMMONOIDEA; LENS CULINARIS; NEOGONDOLELLA;

EID: 70450169772     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-051     Document Type: Article

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