Development of a Jurassic rocky shore complex (Zohar Formation, Makhtesh Qatan, southern Israel)

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-178

  Wilson, Mark A ^a   Wolfe, Kevin R ^a   Avni, Yoav ^b,c  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORING; DOLOMITE; JURASSIC; ROCKY SHORE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; GASTROCHAENOLITES; PLANOLITES; SOLEIDAE; THALASSINOIDES;

EID: 33644773319     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/71EQ-CNDF-K3MQ-XYTA     Document Type: Article

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