A new soft-bodied fauna: The Pioche Formation of Nevada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 674-690

  Lieberman, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CAMBRIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

LINCOLN COUNTY; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ANOMALOCARIS; ARTHROPODA; CANADASPIS; ECDYSOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; LAURENTIA; OTTOIA; PERSPICARIS; PRIAPULIDAE; TUZOIA;

EID: 0043208925     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0674:ANSFTP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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