Protognathodus (conodonta) and its potential as a tool for defining the devonian/carboniferous boundary

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-28

  Corradini, Carlo ^a   Kaiser, Sandra Isabella ^b   Perri, Maria Cristina ^c   Spalletta, Claudia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Conodonts; Devonian Carboniferous boundary; Protognathodus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONODONT; DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; FACIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RARITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

CONODONTA; SIPHONODELLA SULCATA;

EID: 79958143237     PISSN: 00356883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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