Quantitative taphonomy of a Triassic reptile Tanytrachelos Ahynis from the cow branch formation, Dan river basin, Solite Quarry, Virginia

Palaios

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 598-611

  Casey, Michelle M ^a,b   Fraser, Nicholas C ^c   Kowalewski, Michał ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOTYPE; PREDATOR; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; TRIASSIC;

DAN BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36349019724     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2006.p06-010r     Document Type: Article

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