A Late Pleistocene progradational clastic shoreface succession in Jamaica: Implications for the preservation potential of the echinoid Leodia

Lethaia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-327

  Mitchell, Simon F ^a   James, Sherene A ^a   Brown, Ian C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Caribbean; Echinoids; Fossil record; Leodia; Port Morant Formation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; ECHINODERM; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PRESERVATION; PROGRADATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

ECHINOIDA; LEODIA; LEODIA SEXIESPERFORATA;

EID: 33845208887     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160600847553     Document Type: Article

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