A new genus of Early Cambrian coral in Esmeralda County, Southwestern Nevada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 609-615

  Hicks, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CORAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; REEF;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ESMERALDA COUNTY; EURASIA; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; SIBERIA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; OLENELLUS; ZOANTHARIA;

EID: 33746466980     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[609:ANGOEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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