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Late Precambrian–Early Cambrian stratigraphic and faunal succession of eastern California and the Precambrian–Cambrian boundary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

C. A. Nelson
C. A. Nelson
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, U.S.A.
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Summary

The Late Precambrian and Early Cambrian strata in eastern California and Nevada can be divided into 3 facies – the eastern Craton, the White-Inyo, and the Death Valley. These 3 facies supply evidence of 3 trilobite zones – the Fallotaspis, the Nevadella and the Bonnia-Olenellus; the inter-relationships are outlined. Correlations with the Siberian Platform successions are discussed and the Precambrian–Cambrian boundary is tentatively placed within the beds of the upper Reed Dolomite in the White-lnyo Range.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 115 , Issue 2 , March 1978 , pp. 121 - 126
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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