Nature and distribution of Cambrian shell concentrations: Evidence from the Basin and Range Province of the Western United States (California, Nevada, and Utah)

Palaios

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-126

  Li, Xing ^a   Droser, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SHELL BED; TAPHONOMY;

USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, NEVADA; USA, UTAH;

TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 0030934934     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515301     Document Type: Article

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