Synziphosurines (Xiphosura: Chelicerata) from the Silurian of Iowa

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Moore, Rachel A ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^b   Braddy, Simon J ^a   Shultz, Jeffrey W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXOSKELETON; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; SILURIAN; STEM;

CLINTON COUNTY [IOWA]; IOWA; SCOTCH GROVE; UNITED STATES;

CHELICERATA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; VENUSTULUS WAUKESHAENSIS; XIPHOSURA;

EID: 78651077513     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-057.1     Document Type: Article

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