Early Cambrian bradoriide and phosphatocopide arthropods from King George Island, West Antarctica: Biogeographic implications

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-377

  Wrona, Ryszard ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Arthropoda; Bradoriida; Cambrian; King George Island; Phosphatocopida

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; FAUNA; MIOCENE; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ALBRUNNICOLA; ARTHROPODA; BRADORIIDA; PHOSPHATOCOPIDA;

EID: 72249104543     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/ppres.2009.19     Document Type: Article

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