Exceptional preservation of the sponge Fissispongia tortacloaca from the Pennsylvanian holder formation, New Mexico

Palaios

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 559-570

  Dickson, J A D ^a   Wood, R A ^a   Kirkland, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGELASIDAE; ASTROSCLERA WILLEYANA; VIRGILIA;

FISSISPONGIA TORTACLOACA; FOSSILIZATION; PENNSYLVANIAN; PRESERVATION; SPONGE;

USA, NEW MEXICO, SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030389955     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515191     Document Type: Article

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