Diversity, composition and structure of Late Eocene shelf-edge coral associations (Nago Limestone, northern Italy)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 39, 1998, Pages 203-226

  Bosellini, Francesca R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinacis rollei; Anthozoa; Community structure; Coral reef; Facies; Italy; Late eocene (Priabonian); Lessini shelf (Northern Italy); Nago limestone; Paleoecology; Reefs; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; EOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY;

ITALY;

ACTINACIS ROLLEI; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0032457640     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02537017     Document Type: Article

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