A novel contemporary fluvial ichnocoenose: Unionid bivalves and the Scoyenia-Mermia ichnofacies transition

Palaios

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-396

  Lawfield, Andrew M W ^a   Pickerill, Ron K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ICHNOFACIES; ICHNOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

CANADA; FREDERICTON; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN RIVER;

BIVALVIA; CURVOLITHUS; GORDIA; LOCKEIA; MERMIA; MUSTELA VISON; OICHNUS; SCOYENIA; UNIONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748354443     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2006.P06-08     Document Type: Article

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