The spatial and temporal diversification of Early Palaeozoic vertebrates

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 194, Issue , 2002, Pages 69-83

  Smith, M Paul ^a   Donoghue, Philip C J ^a   Sansom, Ivan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTEBRATE;

LAURENTIA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036042414     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.194.01.06     Document Type: Article

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