Redescription of drepanopterus abonensis (Chelicerata: Eurypterida: Stylonurina) from the late devonian of Portishead, UK

Palaeontology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1113-1139

  Lamsdell, James C ^a   Braddy, Simon J ^a   Tetlie, O E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandmoen Østre ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Drepanopteridae; Famennian; Hibbertopteroidea; Old red sandstone; Palaeoecology; Palaeozoic; Sweep feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DEVONIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SOMERSET; PORTISHEAD; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; EURYPTERIDA; METASTOMA;

EID: 70350029261     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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