A paleontological perspective of vertebrate origin

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 725-735

  Shu, Degan ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Deuterostome evolution; Early Cambrian; Ehengjiang Lagerstatte; Non chordate Haikouella; Origin of vertebrates; Primitive vertebrate Haikouichthys

Indexed keywords

CHORDATA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; HEMICHORDATA; PROTOSTOMIA; VERTEBRATA; VETULICOLIA;

EID: 1642531249     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0026     Document Type: Article

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