Trunk segmentation of Cambrian eodiscoid trilobites

Evolution and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-317

  Zhang, Xi Guang ^a   Clarkson, Euan N K ^b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CAMBRIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXOSKELETON; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; TRILOBITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; FOSSIL;

ANIMALS; CHINA; FOSSILS;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EODISCOIDEA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 65549110727     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2009.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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