Early Turonian ammonites from Vallecillo, north-eastern Mexico: taxonomy, biostratigraphy and palaeobiogeographical significance

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 642-664

  Ifrim, Christina ^a   Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonites; Biostratigraphy; Early Turonian; Late Cretaceous; Mexico; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY; TURONIAN;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AMMONOIDEA; APTYCHI; EDWARDSIELLA (CNIDARIAN); MAMMITES; TRAGODESMOCERAS; VASCOCERAS; WATINOCERAS;

EID: 34748897142     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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