Ecophenotypic variation in the early Silurian rugose coral Palaeocyclus porpita

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Scrutton, Colin T ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALAEOCYCLUS PORPITA; PALAEOECOLOGY; RUGOSE CORAL; SILURIAN;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030480663     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.51.1.1     Document Type: Article

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