Evidence for an early sagebrush ecosystem in the latest Eocene of Montana

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-445

  Sheldon, Nathan D ^a   Hamer, Jessica M M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ICHNOFACIES; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSOL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STEPPE; TRACE FOSSIL;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA ARBUSCULA LONGILOBA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; SCOYENIA; TAENIDIUM;

EID: 77955666155     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652660     Document Type: Article

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