A pyritized polychaete from the Devonian of Ontario

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1609, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Farrell, Úna C ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aciculata; Arkona Shale; Exceptional preservation; Palpata; Pyritization

Indexed keywords

PYRITE; IRON; SULFIDE;

ANTENNA; DEVONIAN; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCHAETE; PYRITE; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ACICULATA; ANNELID WORM; ANTENNA; ARKONIPS TOPORORUM; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEVONIAN; FOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PALPATA; PHYLLODOCIDA; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY;

ARKONA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACICULATA; PALPATA; PHYLLODOCIDA; POLYCHAETA; PYGIDIUM;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FOSSILS; IRON; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; SULFIDES;

EID: 34249932795     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0063     Document Type: Article

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