Framework for stratigraphic analysis of pliocene fossiliferous deposits at hagerman fossil beds national monument, idaho

Rocky Mountain Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-70

  Ruez Jr , Dennis R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Blancan; Glenns ferry formation; Hagerman fossil beds; Idaho; Pliocene; Stratigraphy; Twin falls county

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MONUMENT; PLIOCENE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; TWIN FALLS COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67449146580     PISSN: 15557332     EISSN: 15557340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsrocky.44.1.33     Document Type: Article

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