The proximal development and thecal structure of the Ordovician graptoloids Tylograptus and Sinograptus

Palaeontology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 553-573

  Zhang, Yuan Dong ^a   Fortey, R A ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Evolution; Graptoloids; Ordovician; Sinograptidae

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; ORDOVICIAN; PHYLOGENY;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG PROVINCE;

GRAPTOLOIDEA; SINOGRAPTUS; TYLOGRAPTUS;

EID: 0035340835     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00191     Document Type: Article

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