Integrated taphonomy of an avian death assemblage in marine sediments from the late Pliocene of Florida

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 107-136

  Emslie, Steven D ^a   Allmon, Warren D ^b   Rich, Fredrick J ^c   Wrenn, John H ^d   De France, Susan D ^e  

^a WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; DINOPHYCEAE; GALLIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PYRODINIUM BAHAMENSE; VERTEBRATA;

BIRD; DEATH ASSEMBLAGE; PALYNOLOGY; RED TIDE; TAPHONOMY;

USA, FLORIDA, GULF COAST;

EID: 0030201429     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-0182(96)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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