Biological interpretation and paleobiodiversity of a cryptic fossil group: The "chitinozoan animal"

Geobios

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 315-324

  Paris, Florentin ^a   Nõlvak, Jaak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chitinozoans; Cryptic fossils; Eggs; Ontogeny; Paleozoic

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EGG DEVELOPMENT; ONTOGENY; PALEOZOIC;

CHITINOZOA;

EID: 0032809843     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(99)80045-X     Document Type: Article

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