Ecospace utilization in early Phanerozoic deep-marine environments: Deep bioturbation in the Blakely Sandstone (Middle Ordovician), Arkansas, USA

Lethaia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-106

  Orr, Patrick J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Community; Deep marine; Ecospace; Ichnofabric; Ordovician; Tiering

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUDSTONE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042744889     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160310003090     Document Type: Article

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