Shell microstructures in Early Cambrian molluscs

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-150

  Kouchinsky, Artem ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Early Cambrian; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SHELL;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033916671     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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