Quantitative analysis of conodont tooth wear and damage as a test of ecological and functional hypotheses

Paleobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 605-626

  Purnell, Mark A ^a   Jones, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867080577     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09070.1     Document Type: Article

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