Gigantospongia, new genus, the largest known Permian sponge, Capitan Limestone, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-355

  Rigby, J Keith ^a   Senowbari Daryan, Baba ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYSIPHONELLA; CELTIS; INOZOA; MELIA AZEDARACH;

CAPITAN LIMESTONE; GIGANTOSPONGIA; NEW GENUS; PERMIAN; SPONGE;

USA, NEW MEXICO, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029662502     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038294     Document Type: Article

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