Microstratigraphy, trilobite biostratinomy, and depositional environment of the “Lower Cambrian” Ruin Wash Lagerstätte, Pioche Formation, Nevada

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  • Mark Webster
  • Robert R. Gaines
  • Nigel C. Hughes
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Article history: The uppermost 43 cm of Dy Received 13 November 2007 Received in revised form 4 March 2008 Accepted 3 April 2008

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تاریخ انتشار 2008