A review of Permian stratigraphy, palaeobiogeography and palaeogeography of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-76

  Zhang, Yi chun ^a,b   Shi, G R ^b   Shen, Shu zhong ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Palaeobiogeography; Palaeogeography; Permian; Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAUNA; GONDWANA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84877146886     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.06.010     Document Type: Review

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