Katian prelude to the Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) mass extinction: A Baltic perspective

Geological Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-477

  Kaljo, Dimitri ^a   Hints, Linda ^a   Hints, Olle ^a   Männik, Peep ^a   Martma, Tõnu ^a   Nõlvak, Jaak ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltica; Biodiversity; Carbon isotopes; Climate; Extinction; Late Ordovician; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BALTICA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; MASS EXTINCTION; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEA LEVEL;

ACRITARCHA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 80052089313     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1301     Document Type: Article

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