Possible fossil ostracod (Crustacea) eggs from the Cretaceous of Brazil

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-87

  Smith, Robin James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL;

BRAZIL;

CRUSTACEA; OSTRACODA; PATTERSONCYPRIS; PATTERSONCYPRIS MICROPAPILLOSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032700155     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.18.1.81     Document Type: Article

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