First middle ordovician ostracods from Western Avalonia: Paleogeographical and paleoenvironmental significance

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-276

  Landing, Ed ^a   Mohibullah, Mohibullah ^b,c   Williams, Mark ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; BALTICA; CAMBRIAN; CONODONT; GONDWANA; LAURENTIA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; OPEN OCEAN; ORDOVICIAN; OSTRACOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TRIASSIC; TRILOBITE;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 84875337209     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/12-065R1.1     Document Type: Article

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