Taphonomic experiments on marginal marine foraminiferal assemblages: How much ecological information is preserved?

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 183-197

  Murray, J W ^a   Alve, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglutinated foraminifera; Dissolution; Ecology; Marginal marine; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

FORAMINIFERA; MILIAMMINA FUSCA;

EID: 0033152648     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00200-4     Document Type: Article

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