A North American freshwater sponge (Eospongilla morrisonensis new genus and species) from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Colorado

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-393

  Dunagan, Stan P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; JURASSIC; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SPONGE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EOSPONGILLA MORRISONENSIS;

EID: 0033136751     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000027906     Document Type: Article

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