Ophiomorpha irregulaire, Mesozoic trace fossil that is either well understood but rare in outcrop or poorly understood but common in core

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 295-298

  Bromley, Richard G ^a   Pedersen, Gunver K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geographical range; Ophiomorpha irregulaire; Recognition in core; Recognition in outcrop; Stratigraphic range

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ICHNOLOGY; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MESOZOIC; OUTCROP; TRACE FOSSIL;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN INTERIOR; WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY;

OPHIOMORPHA IRREGULAIRE;

EID: 56349164157     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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