The Cambrian radiation of bilaterians: Evolutionary origins and palaeontological emergence; earth history change and biotic factors

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-188

  Lieberman, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cambrian radiation; Ecdysozoans; Phylogenetics; Problematic taxa; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; EARTH; EMERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FRAGMENTATION; HISTORY; METAZOAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEROZOIC; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SUPERCONTINENT; TRILOBITE;

BILATERIA; ECDYSOZOA; METAZOA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 38949166390     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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