On the rare occurrence of eocene callianassid decapods (Arthropoda) preserved in their burrows, Mount Discovery, East Antarctica

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 284-287

  Stilwell, Jeffrey D ^a   Levy, Richard H ^b   Feldmann, Rodney M ^c   Harwood, David M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CALLIANASSID; DECAPOD; EOCENE;

ANTARCTICA, MCMURDO SOUND, MOUNT DISCOVERY;

EID: 0030617487     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000039184     Document Type: Article

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