Mass occurrences of the brachiopod Halorella in late Triassic methane-seep deposits, eastern Oregon

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-220

  Peckmann, J ^a   Kiel, S ^b   Sandy, M R ^c   Taylor, D G ^d   Goedert, J L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^d 5004 Southwest Lowell Street ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BRACHIOPOD; CENOZOIC; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LIMESTONE; MESOZOIC; METHANE; MICRITE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHANEROZOIC; SHELL; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRIASSIC;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; DIMERELLOIDEA; NUCINELLA; NUCULANIDAE;

EID: 79951961945     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658199     Document Type: Article

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