Tetrapod ichnofacies: A new paradigm

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-68

  Hunt, Adrian P ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotaxonichnofacies; Ethoichnofacies; Ichnofacies; Phanerozoic; Tetrapod

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ICHNOFACIES; ICHNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHANEROZOIC; TETRAPOD; TRACE FOSSIL;

BRONTOPODUS; COPRINISPHAERA; GRALLATOR; INVERTEBRATA; MERMIA; PSILONICHNUS; SCOYENIA; SKOLITHOS; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845670430     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940601006826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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