Neoproterozoic timescales and stratigraphy

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 326, Issue , 2009, Pages 27-54

  Smith, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BLACK SHALE; CAMBRIAN; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEGLACIATION; DIAMICTITE; EDIACARAN; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; LAURENTIA; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TIMESCALE;

AUSTRALIA; NORTH AFRICA;

TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 75249097959     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP326.2     Document Type: Article

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