Middle Cambrian (Miaolingian) acritarchs from the Flagg Cove Formation, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada: Stratigraphic implications and possible correlations

Johnson, Susan C.; White, Chris E.; Palacios, Teodoro; Jensen, Sören; Barr, Sandra M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeo.2024.004

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