Palaeozoic stromatoporoid taphonomy: Ecologic and environmental significance

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 313-328

  Kershaw, Stephen ^a   Brunton, Frank R ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Palaeoecology; Palaeozoic; Reefs; Stromatoporoid; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CORAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOZOIC; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0033153182     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00209-0     Document Type: Article

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