Taphonomy of diptera in lacustrine environments: A case study from Florissant Fosssil Beds, Colorado

Palaios

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 623-629

  Smith, Dena M ^a   Moe Hoffman, Amy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36348998158     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2006.p06-119r     Document Type: Article

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