Ichnofacies of the Murree Group in Jammu area and their ecological implications during Late Palaeogene in the NW Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 547-557

  Sudan, C S ^a   Singh, B P ^a   Sharma, U K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Ichnofacies; Jammu and Kashmir; Murree group; Palaeogene

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ICHNOFACIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGENE; TRACE FOSSIL;

INDIA;

CHONDRITES; COSMORHAPHE FUCHSI; DENDROTICHNIUM LLARENAI; IMBRICHNUS WATTONENSIS; OPHIOMORPHA; PLANOLITES; SKOLITHOS; THALASSINOIDES;

EID: 0036875767     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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