Lopingian (Late Permian) high-resolution conodont biostratigraphy in Iran with comparison to South China Zonation

Geological Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 135-161

  Shen, Shu Zhong ^a   Mei, Shi Long ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Conodont biozone; Iran; Lopingian; South china

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; CONODONT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LOPINGIAN; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; TAXONOMY; TYPE SECTION;

CHINA; IRAN;

CLARKINA; CLARKINA CHANGXINGENSIS; CLARKINA DUKOUENSIS;

EID: 77953118662     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1231     Document Type: Article

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