Dianulites Eichwald, 1829: An unusual Ordovician bryozoan with a high-magnesium calcite skeleton

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-48

  Taylor, Paul D ^a   Wilson, Mark A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; INVERTEBRATE; ORDOVICIAN;

BRYOZOA;

EID: 0032988065     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000027529     Document Type: Article

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