A preliminary note on the dispersal of the Cambrian Burgess Shale-type faunas

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Han, J ^a   Zhang, Z F ^a   Liu, J N ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Burgess Shale type faunas; Dispersal; Lagerst tten; Larvae; Tommotian Atdabanian

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DISPERSAL; FAUNA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LARVA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SHALE;

EID: 46149120593     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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