Experimental study of sediment structures created by a spatangoid echinoid, Echinocardium mediterraneum

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-189

  Bromley, Richard G ^b   Asgaard, Ulla ^a   Jensen, Margit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ECHINOCARDIUM MEDITERRANEUM; ECHINOID; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPATANGOID; TRACE FOSSIL;

EID: 0031451518     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80026-0     Document Type: Article

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