Palaeoecological significance of a new Griesbachian (Early Triassic) gastropod assemblage from Oman

Lethaia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Wheeley, James R ^a   Twitchett, Richard J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotic recovery; Early Triassic; Gastropods; Lazarus taxa; Palaeoecology

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD; PALEOECOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; WORLD;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 17144426484     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0024116051003150     Document Type: Article

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