New fossil worms from the Lower Cambrian of the Kinzers Formation, Pennsylvania, with some comments on Burgess Shale-type preservation

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 394-402

  Garcia Bellido Capdevila, D ^a   Conway Morris, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; KINZERIA CRINITA;

EID: 0033137118     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000027918     Document Type: Article

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