A new synziphosurine (Chelicerata: Xiphosura) from the Late Llandovery (Silurian) Waukesha Lagerstätte, Wisconsin, USA

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 242-250

  Moore, Rachel A ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^b   Braddy, Simon J ^a   Anderson, Lyall I ^c   Mikulic, Donald G ^d   Kluessendorf, Joanne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e University of Wisconsin Fox Valley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; FOSSIL; LAGERSTATTE; LLANDOVERIAN; SILURIAN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAUKESHA COUNTY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WISCONSIN; WORLD;

CHELICERATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; VENUSTULUS WAUKESHAENSIS; WEINBERGINA OPITZI; XIPHOSURA;

EID: 14344262891     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0242:ANSCXF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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