Taphonomy and depositional circumstances of exceptionally preserved fossils from the Kinzers Formation (Cambrian), southeastern Pennsylvania

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 167-192

  Skinner, Ethan S ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Kinzers Formation; Laurentia; Nonmineralizing fossils; Pennsylvania; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; TAPHONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LAURENTIA;

EID: 17044413703     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.09.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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