Discussion: "Were the Ediacaran siliciclastics of South Australia coastal or deep marine?" by Retallack et al., Sedimentology, 59, 1208-1236

Sedimentology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 624-627

  Callow, Richard H T ^a   Brasier, Martin D ^b,c   Mcilroy, Duncan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; EDIACARAN; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84873207812     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2012.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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