Early Middle Devonian (Eifelian) gastropods from the Wadleigh Limestone in the Alexander terrane of southeastern Alaska demonstrate biogeographic affinities with central Alaskan Terranes (Farewell and Livengood) and Eurasia

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1678, 2003, Pages 105-110

  Blodgett, Robert B ^a   Rohr, David M ^b   Karl, Susan M ^c   Baichtal, James F ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EIFELIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GASTROPOD; LIMESTONE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENTOVALVA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 8344239659     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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