Mummpikia gen. nov. and the origin of calcitic-shelled brachiopods

Palaeontology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-279

  Balthasar, Uwe ^a,b  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brachiopods; Pedicle; Phosphatisation; Shell microstructure

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPOD; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOSPHATIZATION; SHALE; SHELL;

BRACHIOPODA; LINGULIFORMEA; NUDA; OBOLELLIDA;

EID: 41049103830     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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