A pipiscid-like fossil from the Lower Cambrian of south China

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6746, 1999, Pages 746-749

  Shu, D ^a   Conway Morris, S ^b   Zhang, X L ^a   Chen, L ^a   Li, Y ^a   Han, J ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; LAGERSTATTE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FAUNA; FOSSIL; METAZOON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 0345281582     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/23445     Document Type: Article

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