A new biostratigraphic scheme for the Paleocene onshore West Greenland and its implications for the timing of the pre-volcanic evolution

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 197, Issue , 2002, Pages 111-156

  Nohr Hansen H ^a   Sheldon, E ^a   Dam, G ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b DONG Energy AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALISOCYSTA; BIDENS; CHIASMOLITHUS; DINOPHYCEAE; TRITHYRODINIUM EVITTII; ZEUGRHABDOTUS;

EID: 72049107481     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.197.01.06     Document Type: Article

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