A middle Cenomanian euselachian assemblage from the Dunvegan Formation of northwestern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1185-1197

  Cook, Todd D ^a   Wilson, Mark V H ^a   Murray, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; CENOMANIAN; CORE COMPOSITIONS; FAUNAL DIVERSITIES; SALINITY VARIATIONS; SEA WATERS;

SEAWATER;

CENOMANIAN; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; SALINITY; SHARK; TAXONOMY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARCHAEOLAMNA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRETODUS; CRETOXYRHINA; CRETOXYRHINIDAE; HYBODUS; JOHNLONGIA; PSEUDOHYPOLOPHUS; SQUALICORAX;

EID: 57649221615     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-064     Document Type: Article

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