Coral Growth and Geochronometry

WELLS, JOHN W.

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Coral Growth and Geochronometry

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Archaeopteryx somatically matured in no less than 970 days.
“estimates that Archaeopteryx somatically matured in no less than 970 days (Figure 9) (there were 375 days in a Late Jurassic year; [37])”
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Authors: WELLS, J. W.
Affiliations: Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author: WELLS, JOHN W.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1963-03
Volume: 197
Issue: 4871
Pages: 948-950
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/197948a0
OpenAlex: W2065073835
Cited by: 351
References: 4
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 12
FWCI: 14.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
Keywords: coral growth, geochronology, coral dating, coral growth rate

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