An early Aptian ichnofossil assemblage zone in southern Israel, Sinai and southwestern Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-165

  Weissbrod, Tuvia ^a   Barthel, Werner K ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; ICHNOFOSSIL;

EGYPT; ISRAEL;

EID: 0043283516     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5362(98)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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