Development of early Palaeozoic ichnofabrics: Evidence from shallow marine siliciclastics

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 228, Issue , 2004, Pages 383-396

  Droser, Mary L ^a   Jensen, Søren ^a   Gehling, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CAMBRIAN; ICHNOFABRIC; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CRUZIANA;

EID: 3543077044     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.228.01.17     Document Type: Article

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