Internal structure of Cambrian conodonts

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-112

  Muller K J ^a   Hinz Schallreuter, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CONODONT; INTERNAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0345020396     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000024045     Document Type: Article

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