A feather with possible ectoparasite eggs from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Aptian) of Brazil

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-259

  Martill, David M ^a   Davis, Paul G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; ECTOPARASITE; FEATHER; MITE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BRAZIL;

ACARI; ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0011122531     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/219/2001/241     Document Type: Article

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