Cretaceous δ13C stratigraphy and the age of dolichosaurs and early mosasaurs

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-268

  Jacobs, L L ^a   Ferguson, K ^a   Polcyn, M J ^a   Rennison, C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Cretaceous; Isotopes; Mosasaurs; Stratigraphy; Texas

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRETACEOUS; REPTILE;

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

AMMONOIDEA;

EID: 27644533353     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600021041     Document Type: Article

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