The crustacean ichnofossil Palaxius associated with callianassid body fossils in an Eocene methane-seep limestone, Humptulips Formation, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Lethaia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-280

  Peckmann, Jörn ^a   Senowbari Daryan, Baba ^b   Birgel, Daniel ^a   Goedert, James L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosynthesis; Crustacean microcoprolites; Decapod crustaceans; Eocene; Hydrocarbons; Seeps; Washington State

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; LIMESTONE;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CALLIANASSIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 35648994311     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2007.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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