A fossil trigonotarbid arachnid with a ricinuleid-like pedipalpal claw

Zoomorphology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-313

  Dunlop, Jason A ^a   Kamenz, Carsten ^a   Talarico, Giovanni ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chela; Fossil; Pedipalp; Ricinulei; Trigonotarbida

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; RICINULEI; TRIGONOTARBIDA;

EID: 70350150314     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-009-0090-z     Document Type: Article

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