The implications of a dry climate for the paleoecology of the fauna of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 297-308

  Engelmann, George F ^a   Chure, Daniel J ^b   Fiorillo, Anthony R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b Dinosaur National Monument   (United States)

^c Dallas Museum of Natural History   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Dinosaur; Jurassic; Morrison Formation; Paleoecology; Sauropod

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; JURASSIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN INTERIOR;

EID: 2642528802     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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