Investigation of simulated tectonic deformation in fossils using geometric morphometrics

Paleobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-148

  Angielczyk, Kenneth D ^a,b   Sheets, H David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FOSSIL; GEOMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; TAPHONOMY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TURTLE;

ACTINEMYS MARMORATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33947511805     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/06007.1     Document Type: Article

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