A large arthropod from the Lower Old Red Sandstone (Early Devonian) of Tredomen Quarry, south Wales

Palaeontology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 627-643

  Fayers, S R ^a   Trewin, N H ^a   Morrissey, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Hawkswood Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Beaconites; Bennettarthra; Devonian; Diplichnites; Fluvial; Old Red Sandstone; Trace fossil; Wales

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BURROW; DEVONIAN; FLOOD DEPOSIT; SANDSTONE; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; DIPLICHNITES;

EID: 77954057416     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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