Rudist taxonomy using X-ray computed tomography

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Molineux, Ann ^a   Scott, Robert W ^b   Ketcham, Richard A ^c   Maisano, Jessica A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprinidae; Cretaceous; CT; Lower; Rudists; X ray

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; CRETACEOUS; ONTOGENY; TAXONOMY; X-RAY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CAPRINIDAE;

EID: 38049112984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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