The trace fossil record of burrowing decapod crustaceans: Evaluating evolutionary radiations and behavioural convergence

Fossils and Strata

Volumn , Issue 51, 2004, Pages 141-153

  Carmona, Noelia B ^a   Buatois, Luis A ^b   Mángano, M Gabriela ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burrows; Decapods; Evolutionary paleoecology; Ichnology; Infaunalisation; Radiations

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; CRUSTACEAN; FOSSIL RECORD; ICHNOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL;

CRUSTACEA; MALACOSTRACA; THALASSINOIDES;

EID: 33544458959     PISSN: 03009491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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