The first report of a himalayan bradoriid arthropod and the paleogeographic significance of this form

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Collette, Joseph H ^a   Hughes, Nigel C ^a   Peng, Shanchi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BODY SIZE; CAMBRIAN; LAURENTIA; NEW RECORD; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; ZANSKAR VALLEY;

ARTHROPODA; BRADORIIDA; LEJOPYGE;

EID: 78651093443     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-063.1     Document Type: Article

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