Origin and early evolutionary radiation of the Order Lagenida (Foraminifera)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 831-843

  Groves, John R ^a   Altiner, Demír ^b   Rettori, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; FORAMINIFERA; MORPHOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

FORAMINIFERA; FUSULINIDA; LAGENIDAE;

EID: 0141648611     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0831:OAEERO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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