Middle Cambrian pterobranchs and the Question: What is a graptolite?

Lethaia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-85

  Maletz, Jörg ^a   Steiner, Michael ^b   Fatka, Oldrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fuselli; Graptolites; Preservation; Pterobranchs

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GRAPTOLITE; MORPHOLOGY; PRESERVATION;

CEPHALODISCUS; DENDROIDEA; PTEROBRANCHIA;

EID: 17144432303     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160510013204     Document Type: Article

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