The oldest Mesozoic nearshore Zoophycos: Evidence from the German Triassic

Lethaia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-306

  Knaust, Dirk ^a  

^a Geomodeling AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Evolution; Germany; Middle Triassic; Muschelkalk; Thuringia; Zophycos

Indexed keywords

MUSCHELKALK; TRACE FOSSIL; TRIASSIC;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; THURINGIAN BASIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 5144224142     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160410002045     Document Type: Article

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