Phylogeny and palaeoecology of the Adelophthalmoidea (Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Eurypterida)

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-249

  Tetlie, O Erik ^a   Poschmann, Markus ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Referat Erdgeschichte   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adelophthalmus; Carboniferous; Chelicerate; Hughmilleriid; Palaeozoic; Parahughmilleria

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SILURIAN; STRATIGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LESMAHAGOW; SCOTLAND; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; EURYPTERIDA; PRAGIA;

EID: 43549100460     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201907002416     Document Type: Article

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