Paleoenvironmental and temporal significance of variably colored Paleozoic orthoconic nautiloid cephalopod accumulations

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 367-368, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-208

  Histon, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color; Nautiloid cephalopods; Paleozoic; Taphonomic signature; Time specific facies

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; CARBONIFEROUS; CEPHALOPOD; COLOR; DISCONTINUITY; FACIES; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LITHOLOGY; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SUCCESSION; TAPHONOMY;

CEPHALOPODA; NAUTILIDA;

EID: 84870391827     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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