Structure and secretion of the graptolite prosicula, and its application for biostratigraphical and evolutionary studies

Palaeontology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1003-1015

  Williams, S Henry ^a   Clarke, Lorna C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GRAPTOLITE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

GRAPTOLOIDEA; HEMICHORDATA;

EID: 0033507565     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00107     Document Type: Article

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