Bivalve taphonomy in tropical mixed siliciclastic-carbonate settings. II. Effect of bivalve life habits and shell types

Paleobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-115

  Best, Mairi M R ^a   Kidwell, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHALLOW WATER; TAPHONOMY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PANAMA;

BIVALVIA; HALIMEDA;

EID: 0034082578     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2000)026<0103:BTITMS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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