Taphonomy, palaeoecological implications, and colouration of Cambrian gogiid echinoderms from Guizhou Province, China

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-36

  Lin, Jih Pai ^a,b   Ausich, William I ^a   Zhao, Yuan Long ^b   Peng, Jin ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Echinodermata; Eocrinoids; Stereom; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CALCITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE;

CAMBRIANS; ECHINODERMATA; EOCRINOIDS; STEREOM; TAPHONOMY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CAMBRIAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR; DISSOLUTION; ECHINODERM; MICROSTRUCTURE; PALEOECOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

ECHINODERMATA; EOCRINOIDEA; PLANOLITES; RUSOPHYCUS;

EID: 38549166634     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003901     Document Type: Article

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