Geochemical stratigraphy and microvertebrate assemblage sequences across the Silurian/Devonian transition in South China

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 340-353

  Zhao, Wenjin ^a   Wang, Nianzhong ^a   Zhu, Min ^a   Mann, Ulrich ^b   Herten, Ulrich ^b   Lücke, Andreas ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope stratigraphy; Marine and non marine stratigraphic correlation; Microvertebrate assemblages; Silurian Devonian boundary; South China

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLASTIC ROCK; CONODONT; DEVONIAN; FACIES; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; SHALE; SILURIAN; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTEBRATE;

CHINA;

ICRIODUS WOSCHMIDTI; LANCEOMYONIA;

EID: 79957852690     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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