Comments on the Cambrian biogeography of Spain

The Cambrian faunas recorded in the different areas of the Hesperian Massif do not support evidences of a marked biogeographical differentiation in the Iberian Peninsula throughout this Period. The vertical variations shown by the trilobite and archaeocyathid associations are related to more global...

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Authors: Gil Cid, M. D., Gutiérrez Marco, Juan Carlos, Rábano, Isabel
Format: article
Publication Date:1987
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/18420
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18420
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cambrian
Paleobiogeography
Faunal dynamics
Acado-baltic Province
Geography of Spain
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Summary:The Cambrian faunas recorded in the different areas of the Hesperian Massif do not support evidences of a marked biogeographical differentiation in the Iberian Peninsula throughout this Period. The vertical variations shown by the trilobite and archaeocyathid associations are related to more global factors as are a certain climatic uniformity, the proximity of the Gondwanan continent and the opening of a Mideuropean Ocean