Alphacrinus new genus and origin of the disparid clade

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1209-1216

  Guensburg, Thomas E ^a  

^a Rock Valley College   (United States)

Author keywords

crinoid; disparid; oldest; Ordovician; Tremadoc

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CLADISTICS; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; ORDOVICIAN;

CLADIDA; CRINOIDEA; DISPARIDA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 78149393193     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-030.1     Document Type: Article

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