Rare earth element determination of the stratigraphic position of the holotype of Mosasaurus missouriensis (Harlan), the first named fossil reptile from the American West

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 427, Issue , 2007, Pages 155-165

  Patrick, Doreena ^a   Martin, James E ^b   Parris, David C ^c   Grandstaff, David E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c New Jersey State Museum   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DeGrey; Fossil provenance; Pierre Shale Group; Rare earth elements; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DEGREY; FOSSIL PROVENANCE; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; PIERRE SHALE GROUP; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; VERTEBRATE FOSSILS;

SHALE;

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; FOSSILIZATION; NOMENCLATURE; PRESERVATION; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REPTILE; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TRACE ELEMENT; VERTEBRATE;

BIG BEND; GERMANY; MISSOURI RIVER; SOUTH DAKOTA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; MOSASAURUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 62849083886     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2427(11)     Document Type: Article

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