Shell morphology and suture complexity in Upper Carboniferous ammonoids

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-218

  Saunders, W Bruce ^a   Work, David M ^a  

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AMMONOID; CARBONIFEROUS; PENNSYLVANIAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; SHELL MORPHOLOGY; SUTURE COMPLEXITY;

EID: 0030482741     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300016171     Document Type: Article

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