Lower Silurian trace fossils and the Eocoelia community in the Tortworth Inlier, SW England

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-208

  Benton, Michael J ^a   Hiscock, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPOD; EOCOELIA COMMUNITY; SILURIAN; TRACE FOSSIL;

UK, ENGLAND, AVON, BRISTOL;

EID: 0030461120     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(96)80029-0     Document Type: Article

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