Lower Cambrian coeloscleritophorans (Ninella, Siphogonuchites) from Xinjiang and Shaanxi, China

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-51

  Conway Morris, S ^a   Chapman, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; COELOSCLERITOPHORAN; NINELLA; SIPHOGONUCHITES;

CHINA, SHAANXI; CHINA, XINJIANG;

EID: 0029730383     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800007238     Document Type: Article

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