Biostratigraphical and palaeobiogeographical implications of Lower Silurian Radiolaria from black cherts of the Armorican Massif (France)

Tetard, Martin; Danelian, Taniel; Noble, Paula

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Biostratigraphical and palaeobiogeographical implications of Lower Silurian Radiolaria from black cherts of the Armorican Massif (France)

Martin Tetard, Taniel Danelian, and Paula Noble

Martin Tetard

University of Lille 1, Géosystèmes (UMR CNRS 8217), Cité Scientifique, SN5, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq cedex, France

Taniel Danelian

University of Lille 1, Géosystèmes (UMR CNRS 8217), Cité Scientifique, SN5, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq cedex, France

Paula Noble

University of Lille 1, Géosystèmes (UMR CNRS 8217), Cité Scientifique, SN5, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq cedex, France

University of Nevada Reno, Department of Geological Sciences, Mackay School of Mines, Reno, NV 89557-0138, USA

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