The first record of xiphosurid (Arthropod) trackways from the Saltwick Formation Middle Jurassic of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Romano, Mike ^a   Whyte, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jurassic; Kouphichnium; Saltwick Formation; Xiphosurid trackways; Yorkshire

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ASYMMETRY; BEHAVIOR; JURASSIC; LOCOMOTION; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

CLEVELAND BASIN; ENGLAND (NORTH YORKSHIRE); UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPODA; KOUPHICHNIUM; KOUPHICHNIUM VARIABILIS;

EID: 0038031737     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00297     Document Type: Article

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