Rapid growth explains large size of mollusks in the Eocene Gosport Sand, United States Gulf Coast

Palaios

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 550-564

  Haveles, Andrew W ^a,b   Ivany, Linda C ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BODY SIZE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; MOLLUSC; ONTOGENY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAPHONOMY;

GOSPORT HARBOR; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; UNITED STATES;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 77956202269     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2009.p09-148r     Document Type: Article

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