A histochemical analysis of biological residues in conodont elements

Modern Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 197-213

  Kemp, Anne ^a   Nicoll, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albid tissue; Attachment cone; Conodont affinities; Hyaline

Indexed keywords

CONODONT; HISTOCHEMICAL TESTS;

EID: 0031403248     PISSN: 00267775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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