An asymmetric segmented organism from the Vendian of Russia and the status of the Dipleurozoa

Historical Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-268

  Dzik, Jerzy ^a   Ivantsov, Andrey Yu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dickinsonia; Dipleurozoa; Evolution; Metazoa; Mezen formation; Precambrian; Russia; Spriggina; Vendian; Yorgia

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; VENDIAN;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WHITE SEA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; DICKINSONIA; DIPLEUROZOA; METAZOA; NEMERTEANS; YORGIA; YORGIA WAGGONERI;

EID: 0033401545     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912969909386585     Document Type: Article

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