Succession, palaeoecology, evolution, and speciation of Pennsylvanian non-marine bivalves, Northern Appalachian Basin, USA

Geological Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-143

  Eagar, R M C ^a   Belt, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; France; Germany; Non marine bivalves; Northern Appalachian Basin; Palaeoecology; Pennsylvanian; Spain; Speciation; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONIFEROUS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANTHRACONAIA; ANTHRACONAIA ANTHRACONAUTIFORMIS; ANTHRACONAIA EXTREMA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 0038783665     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.932     Document Type: Article

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