The Cretaceous Tetori biota in Japan and its evolutionary significance for terrestrial ecosystems in Asia

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-225

  Matsukawa, Masaki ^a   Ito, Makoto ^b   Nishida, Naohisa ^a,b   Koarai, Kazuto ^c   Lockley, Martin G ^d   Nichols, Douglas J ^e  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Geological correlation tool; Nonmarine chronological indices; Terrestrial ecosystem; Tetori group

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION;

DINOSAURIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644918864     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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