Halkieriids in Middle Mambrian phosphatic limestones from Australia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 574-590

  Porter, Susannah M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CARBONATE PLATFORM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MASS EXTINCTION; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHOSPHATIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GEORGINA BASIN;

INVERTEBRATA; PTYCHAGNOSTUS GIBBUS;

EID: 2342642720     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0574:HIMCPL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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