Orthoconic cephalopods and associated fauna from the late Ordovician Soom Shale Lagerstatte, South Africa

Palaeontology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-148

  Gabbott, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEONTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMMONOIDEA; BRACHIOPODA; CEPHALOPODA; CHITINOZOA; COLEOIDEA; NAUTILOIDEA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 0033082087     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00065     Document Type: Article

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