Taphonomy and geochemistry of a vertebrate microremains assemblage from the early triassic fissure deposits at Czatkowice 1, southern Poland

Palaeontologia Polonica

Volumn 65, Issue , 2009, Pages 17-30

  Cook, Elizabeth ^a   Trueman, Clive ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Karst deposits; Microvertebrates; Rare Earth Elements(REE); Taphonomy; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BONE; CAVE DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; TRIASSIC; VERTEBRATE;

CZATKOWICE; MALOPOLSKIE; POLAND;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76849088235     PISSN: 00788562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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