Ichnology of a late Pleistocene ichnofabric, Nebraska, USA

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-123

  Tobin, Robert J ^a  

^a Nebraska Dept of Environ Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Burrow; Ichnofabric; Trace fossil

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROW; MAMMAL; PLEISTOCENE; TRACE FOSSIL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITELLUS; CREEDIIDAE; CYNOMYS; ILLINOIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII; THOMOMYS;

EID: 8444250728     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(04)00455-9     Document Type: Article

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