Sedimentation of the phyllopod bed within the Cambrian Burgess Shale Formation of British Columbia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 307-318

  Gabbott, S E ^a   Zalasiewicz, J ^a   Collins, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DENSITY CURRENT; FOSSIL; MUDSTONE; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PHYLLOPODA;

EID: 38949208785     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-023     Document Type: Article

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