Role of microbial mats in the fossilization of soft tissues

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 787-790

  Wilby, Philip R ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Bernier, Paul ^b   Gaillard, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; LIME; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TISSUE;

JURASSIC; MICROBIAL MATS; SEDIMENTARY DISTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

APATITE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILIZATION; LIMESTONE; PHOSPHATASE; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; MICROBIAL MAT;

AIN; AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES; CERIN; FRANCE; JURA; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 0030302331     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0787:ROMMIT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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