Discovery of thermophilic corals in an ancient hydrothermal vent community, Devonian, Morocco

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Bełka, Zdzisław ^a   Berkowski, Błazej ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Devonian; Hydrothermal vents; Morocco; Mud mounds; Vent corals

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17144412199     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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