First occurrence of an in situ anthaspidellid sponge in a dendrolite mound (Upper Cambrian; Great Basin, USA)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 645-650

  Shapiro, Russell S ^a   Rigby, J Keith ^b  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LAURENTIA; SPONGE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GALLATINOSPONGIA CONICA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242735925     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0645:FOOAIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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