Cambrian explosion: Birth of tree of animals

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 219-240

  Shu, D ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chengjiang faunas; Ediacaran biota; Origin of vertebrates; Phylogeny of deuterostomes; Phylum Vetulicolia

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 46149125675     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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