Palynostratigraphy of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rocks, Joggins area, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada

Palynology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-89

  Utting, John ^a   Giles, Peter S ^b   Dolby, Graham ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Dolby and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Carboniferous; Joggins area; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; palynostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GYMNOSPERM; PALYNOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN; ROCK; SERPUKHOVIAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; JOGGINS; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH SEA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRANDISPORA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LYCOSPORA; RAISTRICKIA;

EID: 77956605212     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916121003620569     Document Type: Article

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