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Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy of Marginal Marine Gulf Coast Eocene Vertebrate Localities

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Eocene Biodiversity

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 18))

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On-going vertebrate paleontologic research at Lamar University is focused on paleoecologic and biostratigraphic information provided by Eocene vertebrate remains preserved in marginal marine deposits across the Gulf Coastal Plain. Vertebrate faunas currently understudy were collected from outcrops in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia.

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  1. Department of Geology, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710, USA

    James W. Westgate

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    Gregg F. Gunnell

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Westgate, J.W. (2001). Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy of Marginal Marine Gulf Coast Eocene Vertebrate Localities. In: Gunnell, G.F. (eds) Eocene Biodiversity. Topics in Geobiology, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1271-4_11

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