Lopingian (Late Permian) stratigraphy of the Salt Range, Pakistan and Himalayan region

Geological Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 264-284

  Waterhouse, J B ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Changhsingian; Fossils; Himalaya; Salt range; Stratigraphy; Wuchiapingian

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; FOSSIL; LOPINGIAN; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SALT RANGE;

AMMONOIDEA; BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; FUSULINIDA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953093071     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1235     Document Type: Article

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