Taxonomy and stratigraphic and facies significance of vertebrate coprolites of the upper triassic chinle group, western United States

Ichnos

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-234

  Hunt, Adrian P ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b   Lockley, Martin G ^c  

^a Mesa Technical College   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Coprolites; Ichnofacies; Triassic; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

EID: 6944244204     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420949809386419     Document Type: Article

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