A new early devonian trigonotarbid arachnid from the Windyfield Chert, Rhynie, Scotland

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-284

  Fayers, Stephen R ^a   Dunlop, Jason A ^b   Trewin, Nigel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot springs; Palaeocharinidae; Palaeocharinus; Pragian; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

EID: 11944273841     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147720190400149X     Document Type: Article

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