Trilobites from the base of the type Whiterockian (Middle Ordovician) in Nevada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 182-201

  Fortey, Richard A ^a   Droser, Mary L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; PALEOECOLOGY;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ACIDIPHORUS; ACIDIPHORUS LINEOTUBERCULATUS; BENTHAMASPIS; BENTHAMASPIS SERUS; CAPRA IBEX; CLOACASPIS; CLOACASPIS TESSELAM; HARPILLAENUS; HARPILLAENUS ROSSI; INVERTEBRATA; LAURENTIA; OLENIDAE; PSEPHOSTHENASPIS; PSEPHOSTHENASPIS GLABRIOR; PSEPHOSTHENASPIS MICROSPINOSA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 0033103084     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000027712     Document Type: Article

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