Trace fossil assemblages reflecting stressed environments in the Middle Jurassic Carmel Seaway of central Utah

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 711-720

  De Gibert, J M ^a   Ekdale, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; JURASSIC; TRACE FOSSIL;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0033165992     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000032522     Document Type: Article

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