Morphology and biomechanical implications of isolated discocystinid plates (edrioasteroidea, echinodermata) from the carboniferous of North America

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-138

  Sumrall, Colin D ^a,b   Parsley, Ronald L ^c  

^a Cincinnati Museum Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Echinodermata; Edrioasteroidea; Stereom

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARBONIFEROUS; ECHINODERM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA;

CARBONIFEROUS; ECHINODERMATA; EDRIOASTEROIDEA; GIGANTICLAVUS BENNISONI; HYPSICLAVUS KINSLEYI; INVERTEBRATA; SPIRACLAVUS NACOENSIS;

EID: 0037276910     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00290     Document Type: Article

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