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Rodríguez-Martínez, M., Heim, C., Quéric, NV., Reitner, J. (2011). Frutexites. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_94
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