Three-dimensional morphology of the ichnofossil Phycosiphon incertum and its implication for paleoslope inclination

Palaios

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 270-279

  Naruse, Hajime ^a   Nifuku, Ko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANE; FOSSIL; ICHNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MUDSTONE; PALEOCENE; PALEOCURRENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SUBMARINE SLOPE; TURBIDITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 45249089222     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2007.p07-020r     Document Type: Article

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