Lingulid shell mediation in clay formation

Lethaia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-360

  Williams, Alwyn ^a   Cusack, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs); Kaolinite; Lingulid shells; Replacement

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPODA; CARBONIFEROUS; LAMIINAE; LINGULA; LINGULIDAE;

BRACHIOPOD; CARBONIFEROUS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; REPLACEMENT; TAPHONOMY;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030419120     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1996.tb01670.x     Document Type: Article

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