Variation in composition and abundance of miocene shark teeth from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-35

  Visaggi, Christy C ^a   Godfrey, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Calvert Marine Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SHARK; TOOTH;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINIFORMES; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO; HEMIPRISTIS SERRA; ISURUS; LAMNIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77949755860     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724630903409063     Document Type: Article

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