Large Macaronichnus and their behavioral implications (Cretaceous Eutaw Formation, Alabama, USA)

Ichnos

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Savrda, Charles E ^a   Uddin, Ashraf ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Cretaceous; Eutaw Formation; Macaronichnus; Polychaetes

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; CRETACEOUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL;

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

ANIMALIA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 17444417511     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940590914453     Document Type: Article

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