The mineralization of dinosaur soft tissue in the lower cretaceous of Las Hoyas, Spain

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 587-588

  Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Wilby, Philip R ^b   Pérez Moreno, Bernardino P ^c   Sanz, José Luis ^c   Fregenal Martínez, Marian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cuenca spain; Dinosaurs; Fossilization; Lower cretaceous

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSILIZATION; MICROBIAL MAT; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

SPAIN, CASTILLA-LA MANCHA, CUENCA, LAS HOYAS;

EID: 0031451829     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.4.0587     Document Type: Article

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