The Triassic timescale: An introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 334, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-16

  Lucas, Spencer G ^a  

^a New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TIMESCALE; TRIASSIC; TYPE SECTION;

GERMANIC BASIN; GERMANY; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

AMMONOIDEA; ANISIA; BACHIA; BITHYNIA; BIVALVIA; CONCHOSTRACA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS); TETRAPODA;

EID: 77956021427     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP334.1     Document Type: Article

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