An isolated pterygotid ramus (Chelicerata: Eurypterida) from the devonian beartooth butte formation, Wyoming

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1206-1208

  Lamsdell, James C ^a   Legg, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eurypterida; Jaekelopterus; Pterygotoidea; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DEVONIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ACUTIRAMUS (EURYPTERID); CHELICERATA; EURYPTERIDA; POPULUS; PRAGIA; PTERYGOTIDAE; PTERYGOTUS;

EID: 78149393540     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-040.1     Document Type: Article

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