Distribution and deposition of mudstone facies in the Upper Devonian Sonyea Group of New York

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 909-925

  Schieber, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEVONIAN; MUDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032750480     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268AB8-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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