Experiments on the taphonomy of amniote eggs in marine environments

Palaios

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 482-488

  Hayward, James L ^a   Folsom, Scott D ^b,e   Elmendorf, David L ^c   Tambrini, Alex A ^a,f   Cowles, David L ^d  

^a ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Walla Walla College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Ogden Environ Ener Serv Co Inc   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EGGS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0031402551     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515385     Document Type: Article

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