The trace fossil Cruziana semiplicata and the trilobite that made it

Lethaia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Fortey, Richard A ^a   Seilacher, Adolf ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Cruziana; Gondwana; Trace fossils; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

CRUZIANA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

CAMBRIAN; CRUZIANA; GONDWANA; MALADIOIDELLA; TRACE FOSSIL; TRILOBITE;

OMAN;

EID: 0031449760     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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