Late Early Triassic microbial reefs of the western United States: A description and model for their deposition in the aftermath of the end-Permian mass extinction

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 127-137

  Pruss, Sara B ^a   Bottjer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Triassic; End Permian; Mass extinction; Microbial reefs; Western United States

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MASS EXTINCTION; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; STROMATOLITE; TRIASSIC;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; METAZOA;

EID: 3843067498     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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