Self-sedimented diatom mats as agents of exceptional fossil preservation in the Oligocene Florissant lake beds, Colorado, United States

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-198

  Harding, I C ^a   Chant, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Exceptional preservation; Florissant; Oligocene; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CYANOBACTERIAL MATS; DIATOMS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FLORISSANT; FOSSIL DEPOSITS; OLIGOCENE; PLANKTONIC DIATOMS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

DIATOM; FOSSILIZATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL MAT; OLIGOCENE; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034432326     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<195:SDMAAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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