Developmental sequence of Cambrian embryo Markuelia

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 929-935

  Dong, XiPing ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Developmental sequence; Fossil embryos; Markuelia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; KINORHYNCHA; LORICIFERA; PRIAPULIDAE;

EID: 34247380636     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0137-9     Document Type: Article

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