Stratigraphic distribution of upper eocene fossil vertebrate localities in the Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah with comments on Uintan biostratigraphy

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-134

  Townsend, K E Beth ^a   Friscia, Anthony R ^b   Rasmussen, D Tab ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EOCENE; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAMMAL; MUDSTONE; VERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UINTA BASIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646760305     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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