The rise of bilaterians

Historical Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 99-114

  Freeman, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ediacara; Radial and bilateral body symmetry; Unitary and colonial animals

Indexed keywords

EDIACARAN; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; SYMMETRY;

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA;

EID: 70449368170     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960903295843     Document Type: Article

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