Relative taxonomic and ecologic stability in Devonian marine faunas of New York State: A test of coordinated stasis

Paleobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-524

  Ivany, Linda C ^a   Brett, Carlton E ^b   Wall, Heather L B ^a   Wall, Patrick D ^a   Handley, John C ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DATABASE; DEVONIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MARINE RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PATCHINESS; TAXONOMY;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749264622     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373-35.4.499     Document Type: Article

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