Late Ordovician-Early Silurian chitinozoans from north-eastern and western Illinois, USA

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 81-93

  Butcher, Anthony ^a   Mikulic, Donald G ^b   Kluessendorf, Joanne ^c  

^a Astrobiology Group   (United Kingdom)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Weis Earth Science Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

chitinozoans; Illinois; Laurentia; Llandovery; Ordovician; Silurian

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MICROFOSSIL; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SEAFLOOR; SILURIAN;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

CHITINOZOA; CONOCHITINA ELEGANS; FUNGOCHITINA; SPINACHITINA;

EID: 75149192113     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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