New data on Kimberella, the Vendian mollusc-like organism (White Sea region, Russia): Palaeoecological and evolutionary implications

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 286, Issue , 2007, Pages 157-179

  Fedonkin, M A ^a,c   Simonetta, A ^b   Ivantsov, A Y ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EVOLUTION; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PALEOECOLOGY; SHELL; TAPHONOMY; VENDIAN;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 38349151583     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP286.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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