Marjuman (Cambrian) agnostoid trilobites of the Cow Head Group, Western Newfoundland

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 804-829

  Westrop, Stephen R ^a   Ludvigsen, Rolf ^b   Kindle, Cecil H ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGNOSTOID; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; DEBRIS FLOW; TAXONOMY; TRILOBITE;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND;

EID: 0030301603     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000023854     Document Type: Article

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