A dinosaur ichnocoenosis from the Middle Jurassic of Yorkshire, UK

Ichnos

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 223-234

  Whyte, M A ^a   Romano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dinosaur; Middle jurassic; Tracks; UK; Yorkshire

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; TRIDACTYLUS;

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; JURASSIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035556286     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940109380189     Document Type: Article

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