Xiphograptus and the evolution of virgella-bearing graptoloids

Palaeontology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 415-439

  Maletz, Jörg ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Evolution; Graptolites; Ordovician; Virgellar spine; Xiphograptus

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GRAPTOLITE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; ORDOVICIAN; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

GRAPTOLOIDEA;

EID: 77952086757     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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