Oldest scleractinian fauna from Jamaica (Hauterivian, Benbow Inlier)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-349

  Löser, Hannes ^a   Stemann, Thomas A ^b   Mitchell, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; LIMESTONE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOBIOLOGY; SOFT CORAL; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

ANTHOZOA; FAVIINA; FUNGIINA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 67649964165     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-060.1     Document Type: Article

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