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Correlation for the Lower Palaeozoic

L. Robin M. Cocks, Richard A. Fortey, Adrian W.A. Rushton

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Abstract The global correlation standards now agreed for the Ordovician and Silurian systems, and partly so for the Cambrian System, are summarized. Correlation of the international series and stages with the traditional and revised British series and stages is reviewed, as well as with those in North America (Laurentia).

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Abstract The global correlation standards now agreed for the Ordovician and Silurian systems, and partly so for the Cambrian System, are summarized. Correlation of the international series and stages with the traditional and revised British series and stages is reviewed, as well as with those in North America (Laurentia).

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Abstract The global correlation standards now agreed for the Ordovician and Silurian systems, and partly so for the Cambrian System, are summarized. Correlation of the international series and stages with the traditional and revised British series and stages is reviewed, as well as with those in North America (Laurentia).

Key concepts: Laurentia, Paleozoic, Ordovician, Paleontology, Series (stratigraphy), Geology, Correlation, Geometry

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