The Dakoticancridae (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Mexico

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-255

  Bishop, G A ^a   Feldmann, R M ^b   Vega, F ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Cladistics; Dakoticancridae; Late Cretaceous; Mexico; North America; Paleobiogeography; Paleobiology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032337943     PISSN: 00678546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-06704002     Document Type: Article

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