Fossil argonauts (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodida) from late miocene siltstones of the Los Angeles Basin, California

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 520-531

  Saul, Louella R ^a   Stadum, Carol J ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; EGGSHELL; FOSSIL; MIOCENE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CEPHALOPODA; FORAMINIFERA; LEPTON; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 18644384232     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0520:FAMCOF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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