Comparative study of Cambrian lobopods Miraluolishania and Luolishania

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Liu, Jianni ^a   Shu, Degan ^a,b   Han, Jian ^a   Zhang, Zhifei ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Chengjiang fossil Lagerst tte; Lobopod; Luolishania; Miraluolishania

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; LUOLISHANIA;

EID: 38149005522     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0428-1     Document Type: Article

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