Fatally bitten ammonites from the lower Lias Group (Lower Jurassic) of Lyme Regis, Dorset

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-94

  Andrew, Chris ^a   Howe, Paddy ^b   Paul, Christopher R C ^b,c   Donovan, Stephen K ^d  

^a The Fossil Workshop   (United Kingdom)

^b Lyme Regis Museum   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NCB Naturalis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; LYME REGIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMMONOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA; COLEOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78649743797     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: 20414811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.58.1.276     Document Type: Article

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