Mesozoic reptile bones as diagenetic windows;Les os de reptiles mésozoïques, fenêtres diagénétiques

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 535-545

  Barker, Michael J ^a   Clarke, Jane B ^a   Martill, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Mesozoic; Mineral paragenesis; Preservation; Reptiles; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGENESIS; MESOZOIC; PRESERVATION; REPTILE;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031404388     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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