Pterygotids (Chelicerata; Eurypterida) from the Silurian Vernon Formation of New York

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 725-736

  Ciurca Jr , Samuel J ^a   Tetlie, O Erik ^b,c  

^a Wills Memorial Building ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PALEONTOLOGY; SILURIAN; TAXONOMY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHELICERATA; EURYPTERIDA; METASTOMA; PTERYGOTIDAE; PTERYGOTUS;

EID: 34547188226     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/pleo0022-3360(2007)081[0725:PEFTSV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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