Development, taxonomy, and phylogenetic relationships of species of Paraclimacograptus (Graptoloidea) from the Canadian Arctic and the Southern Urals of Russia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Russel, Jennifer C ^a   Melchin, Michael J ^b   Koren', Tatjana N ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

GRAPTOLOIDEA; PARACLIMACOGRAPTUS EXQUISITUS; PARACLIMACOGRAPTUS INNOTATUS; PARACLIMACOGRAPTUS OBESUS;

EID: 0033950114     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000031267     Document Type: Article

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