Biostratigraphy and taxonomy of the rudist Chiapasella in the Titanosarcolites Limestones (Maastrichtian) of Jamaica

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 473-487

  Mitchell, Simon F ^a   Gunter, Gavin C ' ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Chiapasella; Jamaica; Rudist bivalves; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAASTRICHTIAN; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

JAMAICA;

BIVALVIA; CHIAPASELLA; CHIAPASELLA RADIOLITIFORMIS; CHIAPASELLA TRECHMANNI; RADIOLITIDAE; TITANOSARCOLITES;

EID: 0042855952     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.2002.1016     Document Type: Article

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