Rare earth element geochemistry and taphonomy of the early Cretaceous Crystal Geyser Dinosaur Quarry, east-central Utah

Palaios

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 500-512

  Suarez, Celina A ^a,b   Suarez, Marina B ^a   Terry Jr , Dennis O ^a   Grandstaff, David E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSILIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MORTALITY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TAPHONOMY;

GREEN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 35048885270     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2005.p05-126r     Document Type: Article

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