Reinterpretation of Climactichnites logan 1860 to include subsurface burrows, and erection of Musculopodus for resting traces of the trailmaker

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1161-1172

  Getty, Patrick Ryan ^a   Hagadorn, James Whitey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAR; BURROW; BURROWING; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 56849122101     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-004.1     Document Type: Article

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