Maastrichtian echinoids from the Simsima Formation, northwestern Oman mountains, UAE: A systematic view and ecological implications

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 577-595

  Boukhary, Mohammed A ^a   Carter, B D ^b   Alsharhan, Abdulrahman S ^c   Aly, Mohammed F ^c  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arabia; Echinoid; Ecology; Maastrichtian; Systematic

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

OMAN;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0033496466     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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