Phymatoderma melvillensis isp. nov. and other trace fossils from the cape melville formation (Lower Miocene) of King George Island, Antarctica

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-99

  Uchman, Alfred ^a   Gaździcki, Andrzej ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cape Melville formation; Glacio marine strata; Ichnofossils; King George Island; Miocene

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; ICHNOLOGY; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TRACE FOSSIL;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NEREITES; PLANOLITES; THALASSINOIDES;

EID: 77950159547     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/ppres.2010.06     Document Type: Article

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