A reappraisal of Eurypterus dumonti Stainier, 1917 and its position within the Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 1989

Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre

Volumn 76, Issue , 2006, Pages 79-90

  Tetlie, O Erik ^a   Van Roy, Peter ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

'Dumb bells'; Appendages; Belgium; Coal measures; Eurypterida

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CARBONIFEROUS; DIAGENESIS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EURYPTERIDA;

EID: 33645762264     PISSN: 03746291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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