Comment on Xiao et al. (2009), response to: The rise of bilaterians

Historical Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 430-432

  Freeman, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilaterians; Earliest crown radiates; Promorphology

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SPONGE;

BILATERIA; CNIDARIA;

EID: 78049503082     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960903562259     Document Type: Article

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