Comparative taphonomy of bivalves and foraminifera from Holocene tidal flat sediments, Bahia la Choya, Sonora, Mexico (Northern Gulf of California): Taphonomic grades and temporal resolution

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-90

  Martin, Ronald E ^a   Wehmiller, John F ^a   Harris, M Scott ^a   Liddell, W David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FORAMINIFERA; HOLOCENE; TAPHONOMY; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO, SONORA, BAHIA LA CHOYA;

EID: 0029752772     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300016031     Document Type: Review

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