Anomalocaris predation on nonmineralized and mineralized trilobites

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 987-990

  Nedin, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIANS; EARLY CAMBRIANS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

GEOLOGY;

BIOMINERALIZATION; PREDATOR;

ANOMALOCARIS; TRILOBITA;

EID: 0033367884     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0987:APONAM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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