Examining the case for the use of the Tertiary as a formal period or informal unit

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-393

  Knox, R W O'B ^a   Pearson, P N ^b   Barry, T L ^c   Condon, D J ^d   Cope, J C W ^e   Gale, A S ^f   Gibbard, P L ^g   Kerr, A C ^b   Hounslow, M W ^h   Powell, J H ^a   Rawson, P F ^i,j   Smith, A G ^g   Waters, C N ^a   Zalasiewicz, J ^k  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

EID: 84862221498     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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