Feeding habits in trilobites

Palaeontology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 429-465

  Fortey, R A ^a   Owens, R M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING MECHANISM; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRUZIANA; GOES; LETHRINIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PTYCHOPARIIDAE; RUSOPHYCUS; TRILOBITA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 0032693178     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00080     Document Type: Article

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