Ichnology of the Pliocene Bowden formation of southeastern Jamaica

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-232

  Pickerill, Ron K ^a   Keighley, David G ^a,b   Donovan, Stephen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHNOLOGY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE; TRACE FOSSIL;

JAMAICA, PORT MORANT HARBOUR;

EID: 0030431652     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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