Ethologic and ontogenic significance of the Pliocene trace fossil Sinusichnus sinuosus from the northwestern Mediterranean

Lethaia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-40

  De Gibert, Jordi Maria ^a   Jeong, Kyungwan ^a   Martinell, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Ethology; Ontogeny; Sinusichnus sinuosus; Trace fossil

Indexed keywords

ONTOGENY; PLIOCENE; TRACE FOSSIL;

SINUSICHNUS SINUOSUS;

EID: 0033102624     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1999.tb00578.x     Document Type: Article

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