Lower Cambrian cambroclaves (Incertae sedis) from Xinjiang, China, with comments on the morphological variability of sclerites

Palaeontology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 167-189

  Conway Morris, S ^a   Crampton, J S ^b   Bing, Xiao ^c   Chapman, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c Institute of Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CAMBROCLAVE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MODE OF LIFE; SCLERITE;

CHINA, XINJIANG;

EID: 5244351650     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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