Ichnofossils of the Psilonichnus ichnofacies and their paleoecological and paleoenvironmental significance in the Scottish Middle Jurassic

Ichnos

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 95-108

  Marshall, Paul ^a   Trewin, Nigel ^a   Hartley, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crabs; Lagoon; Low salinity; Middle Jurassic; Paleoecology; Psilonichnus; Supralittoral

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ICHNOFACIES; ICHNOLOGY; JURASSIC; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TRACE FOSSIL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0041804068     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940216422     Document Type: Article

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