Lower-Middle Devonian rugose coral faunas of Nevada: Contribution to an understanding of the "barren" E Zone and Choteč Event in the Great Basin

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-26

  Pedder, A E H ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biozones; Chote event; Corals; Devonian; Nevada

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CONODONT; CORAL; DEVONIAN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FAUNA; LOCHKOVIAN; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; TAXONOMY;

GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; PRAGIA; XYSTRIPHYLLUM;

EID: 77949879191     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1171     Document Type: Article

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