Hyolithellus in life position from the Lower Cambrian of North Greenland

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-47

  Skovsted, Christian B ^a,b   Peel, John S ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BEDDING PLANE; CAMBRIAN; DOLOSTONE; FOSSIL RECORD; ONTOGENY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA;

EID: 78651100322     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-065.1     Document Type: Article

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