New Paleocene Rhynchonellide brachiopods from the Potrerillos Formation, northeast Mexico

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-489

  Klosterman, Susan L ^a   Sandy, Michael R ^a   Vega, Francisco J ^b   Giles, Katherine A ^c   Graf, Kyle ^c   Shelley, David ^c   Solé, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BRACHIOPOD; DIAPIR; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; LA POPA BASIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

BRACHIOPODA; LENS CULINARIS; RHYNCHONELLIDA;

EID: 34248652691     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/02084.1     Document Type: Article

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