Biomarkers in a Lower Jurassic concretion from Dorset (UK)

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-220

  Kiriakoulakis, K ^a   Marshall, J D ^a   Wolff, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carbonates; Concretions; Lower Lias

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CARBONATE; CONCRETION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TAPHONOMY;

ENGLAND(DORSET); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0342470433     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.1.207     Document Type: Article

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