Paleobiology of the crustacean trace fossil Spongeliomorpha iberica in the Miocene of southeastern Spain

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 733-740

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

^a Universitat de Barceluna   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; bioglyph; Crustacea; Decapoda; ichnology; Miocene; Spain; Spongeliomorpha; trace fossil

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BURROW; CRUSTACEAN; ICHNOLOGY; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TORTONIAN; TRACE FOSSIL;

FORTUNA BASIN; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

ALPHEIDAE; ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); THALASSINIDEA;

EID: 78650458944     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0010     Document Type: Article

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