The Lower Devonian scorpion Waeringoscorpio and the respiratory nature of its filamentous structures, with the description of a new species from the Westerwald area, Germany

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-436

  Poschmann, Markus ^a   Dunlop, Jason A ^b   Kamenz, Carsten ^b   Scholtz, Gerhard ^b  

^a Referat Erdgeschichte   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Coxo sternal region; Devonian; Emsian; Germany; Gills; Rheinisches Schiefergebirge; Scorpiones; Westerwald

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149481811     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03184431     Document Type: Article

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