The morphology and phylogenetic significance of Kerygmachela kierkegaardi Budd (Buen Formation, Lower Cambrian, N Greenland)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-290

  Budd, Graham E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anomalocaris; Arthropoda; Exceptional preservation; Opabinia; Phylogeny; Sirius Passet; Stem groups

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

GREENLAND;

KERYGMACHELA KIERKEGAARDI;

EID: 0032232248     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300002418     Document Type: Article

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