Early triassic microbial spheroids in the Virgin Limestone member of the Moenkopi Formation, Nevada, USA

Palaios

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Pruss, Sara B ^a   Payne, Jonathan L ^b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; LIMESTONE; MASS EXTINCTION; MICRITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIALITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TRIASSIC;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864400884     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2007.p07-094r     Document Type: Article

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