Anatomy and lifestyle of Kunmingella (Arthropoda, Bradoriida) from the Chengjiang fossil Lagerstätte (lower Cambrian; Southwest China)

Lethaia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-298

  Shu, Degan ^a   Vannier, Jean ^a   Luo, Huilin ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Zhang, Xingliang ^a   Shixue, H U ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; MORPHOLOGY;

CHINA;

ARTHROPODA; BRADORIIDA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0033493684     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1999.tb00547.x     Document Type: Article

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