The descriptive nomenclature and classification of growth fabrics in fossil scleractinian reefs

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 159-186

  Insalaco, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; NOMENCLATURE; SCLERACTINIAN;

EID: 0031786133     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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