Morphological diversification of Ptychopariida (Trilobita) from the Marjumiid biomere (Middle and Upper Cambrian)

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-64

  Sundberg, Frederick A ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMERE; CAMBRIAN; MARJUMIID; MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION; PTYCHOPARIIDA; TRILOBITE;

EID: 0029751144     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0094837300016018     Document Type: Article

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