Decay and mineralization of invertebrate eggs

Palaios

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 562-572

  Martin, Derek ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^b   Parkes, R John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; EVOLUTION; METAZOAN; MINERALIZATION; PHANEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TAPHONOMY;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA;

EID: 29144460171     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2004.p04-67     Document Type: Article

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