Taphonomy of naraoiids (Arthropoda) from the Middle Cambrian Kaili biota, Guizhou Province, South China

Palaios

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-25

  Lin, Jih Pai ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CAMBRIAN; TAPHONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 32944455255     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2004.p04-83     Document Type: Article

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