Ophiomorpha irregulaire, rare trace fossil in shallow marine sandstones, Cretaceous Atane Formation, West Greenland

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 964-972

  Pedersen, Gunver Krarup ^a   Bromley, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elongate pellets; Late Cretaceous; Ophiomorpha irregulaire; Shallow marine; Suspension feeder; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BURROW; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; MEANDER; SANDSTONE; SHALLOW WATER; SUBSTRATE; TRACE FOSSIL;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; NUUSSUAQ;

OPHIOMORPHA IRREGULAIRE;

EID: 33751093829     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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