Influence of size-sorting on diversity estimates from tempestitic shell beds in the Middle Miocene of Austria

Palaios

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-158

  Zuschin, Martin ^a   Harzhauser, Mathias ^b   Mandic, Oleg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; SHELL BED; SORTING; TAPHONOMY; TEMPESTITE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17144422155     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2003.p03-87     Document Type: Review

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