Opisthosomal fusion and phylogeny of Palaeozoic Xiphosura

Lethaia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-31

  Anderson, Lyall I ^a   Selden, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chelicerata; Cladistics; Evolution

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; HORSESHOE CRAB; OPISTHOSOMAL FUSION; PALAEOZOIC; PHYLOGENY; XIPHOSURA;

EID: 0030987702     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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