A bootstrap analysis for comparative taphonomy applied to Early Mississippian (Kinderhookian) crinoids from the Wassonville Cycle of Iowa

Palaios

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-38

  Gahn, Forest J ^a   Baumiller, Tomasz K ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; FOSSIL; MISSISSIPPIAN; MORPHOLOGY; TAPHONOMY;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLADIDA; CRINOIDEA; MONOBATHRIDA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 1642570311     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0017:ABAFCT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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