Taphonomy and the Mesozoic marine revolution: preservation state masks the importance of boring predators

Palaios

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-360

  Harper, Elizabeth M ^a   Forsythe, Graham T W ^a   Palmer, Tim ^b  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORING; MESOZOIC; TAPHONOMY; TRACE FOSSIL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032409803     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1043/0883-1351(1998)013<0352:TATMMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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