Avalonia: A long-lived terrane in the Lower Palaeozoic?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 325, Issue , 2009, Pages 141-155

  Cocks, L R M ^a   Fortey, R A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; CAMBRIAN; FAUNA; GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SILURIAN; TERRANE;

EID: 74949130196     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP325.7     Document Type: Article

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