The non-cylindrical character of the Variscan Belt is established via a description of its most
salient geological characteristics and correlations among the main and relatively minor …

The temporal and spatial distribution of Hirnantian brachiopod faunas are reviewed based
on a new, comprehensive dataset from over 20 palaeoplates and terranes, a revised …

Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …

In this paper, laser ablation ICP-MS U–Pb detrital zircon ages are used to discuss
provenance and early Palaeozoic palaeogeography of continental fragments that originated …

The lower Paleozoic succession of central Europe exposed in the Bohemian Massif is a
classic area of geology with a long-standing tradition of research dating back to the …

Abstract The Ordovician of North and West Africa comprises three main transgressive–
regressive sequences understood as 'second-order'cycles of 10–15 myr duration. Tide-to …

Progressive opening of the Rheic Ocean led to the drifting away of one or several ribbon
terranes, generally ascribed to Avalonia, and inaugurated a passive margin stage on the …

Two remarkable events in the history of life on the Earth occur during the Ordovician Period
(486.9–443.1 Ma). The first is an exceptionally rapid and sustained radiation of marine life …

Linguliformean and craniiformean brachiopods from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of the
Brabant Massif (Belgium) are described for the first time and their palaeoecological and …

Jawed polychaetes evolved and diversified extensively during the Ordovician. However,
Ordovician polychaete jaws (scolecodonts) have remained poorly documented for many …