Early Cambrian palaeoscolecid cuticles from Shaanxi, China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-279

  Zhang, Xi Guang ^a   Pratt, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CUTICLE; HOUSCOLEX LEPIDOTUS; NEW GENUS; PALAEOSCOLECID; PHOSPHATIZATION; WORM;

CHINA, SHAANXI;

EID: 0029753018     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000023350     Document Type: Article

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