Favosamaceria cooperi new group and form: A widely dispersed, time-restricted thrombolite

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 411-422

  Shapiro, Russell S ^a   Awramik, Stanley M ^b  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; HEDGEROW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIALITE; ORDOVICIAN; THROMBOLITE;

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

EID: 33646435549     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[411:FCNGAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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