Carnivore coprolites from the upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina: Chemistry, mineralogy, and evidence for rapid initial mineralization

Palaios

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-63

  Hollocher, Kurt T ^a   Alcober, Oscar A ^b   Colombi, Carina E ^b   Hollocher, Thomas C ^c  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COPROLITE; FLOODPLAIN; FOSSIL; MINERALIZATION; PROVENANCE; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13844317447     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2003.p03-98     Document Type: Article

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