Cuticular microstructure of some Silurian homalonotid trilobites from Sweden

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 256-262

  Dalingwater, John E ^a   Siveter, Derek J ^a   Mutvei, Harry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMALONOTIDAE; HOMALONOTUS; HOMALONOTUS RHINOTROPIS; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 0033103092     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002233600002775X     Document Type: Article

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