Mineralization of soft-bodied invertebrates in a Jurassic metalliferous deposit

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 847-850

  Wilby, Philip R ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Riou, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Musée De Paléontologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; APATITE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; LANTHANUM; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TISSUE; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIAGENETICS; INTERNAL ORGANS; JURASSIC; MARINE BIOTA; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE COMPOSITION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

CALCIFICATION; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; INVERTEBRATE; JURASSIC; MINERALIZATION; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; APATITE; FOSSILIZATION; PYRITIZATION;

ARDECHE; AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES; FRANCE; LA VOULTE SUR RHONE; LA VOULTE-SUR-RHONE;

EID: 0030470331     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0847:MOSBII>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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