Using GIS to study palaeobiogeographic and macroevolutionary patterns in soft-bodied Cambrian arthropods

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 163-175

  Hendricks, Jonathan R ^a   Lieberman, Bruce S ^a   Stigall, Alycia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Cambrian; Geographic Information System (GIS); Palaeobiogeography; Soft bodied

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CAMBRIAN; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; EVOLUTION; GIS; LONGEVITY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; SHALE;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 45049086665     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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