The role of the calcium carbonate-calcium phosphate switch in the mineralization of soft-bodied fossils

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 665-668

  Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Wilby, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatite; Fossils; Preservation; Solnhofen Limestone

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FOSSILIZATION; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0030499418     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.5.0665     Document Type: Article

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