Paleoethologic significance of bioglyphs: Fingerprints of the subterraneans

Palaios

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 540-545

  Ekdale, A A ^a   De Gibert, Jordi M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ETCHING; FOSSIL RECORD; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TRACE FOSSIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955184725     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2009.p09-066r     Document Type: Article

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