Trilobites at the base of the middle Ordovician, western united states

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-99

  Fortey, Richard A ^a   Droser, Mary L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ORDOVICIAN; TAXONOMY; TRILOBITE;

USA, NEVADA; USA, UTAH;

EID: 0029768569     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002233600002312X     Document Type: Article

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