Preliminary results of a taphonomic study of a vertebrate accumulation from the Tetori Group (Lower Cretaceous) of Japan

Paleontological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Cook, Elizabeth ^a   Isaji, Shinji ^b   Manabe, Makoto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Lower Cretaceous; Tetori Group; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; VERTEBRATE;

HONSHU; JAPAN;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032323897     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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