The unusual sedimentary rock record of the Early Triassic: A case study from the southwestern United States

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 33-52

  Pruss, Sara B ^a   Corsetti, Frank A ^b   Bottjer, David J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anachronistic facies; Biotic recovery; Early Triassic; Mass extinction

Indexed keywords

MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 20444371053     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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