Emergence, biodiversification and extinction of the chitinozoan group

Geological Magazine

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-236

  Grahn, Yngve ^a   Paris, Florentin ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Chitinozoa; Early Palaeozoic; extinction events; palaeobiodiversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIODIVERSITY CRISIS; CHITINOZOA; EARLY ORDOVICIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENETIC POTENTIAL; MARINE INVERTEBRATES; PALAEOBIODIVERSITY; PALAEOZOIC;

ANIMALS;

BIODIVERSITY; CHITIN; COLONIZATION; EMERGENCE; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOZOIC;

ANCYROCHITINA; ANIMALIA; BELONECHITINA; CHITINOZOA; CYATHOCHITINA; INVERTEBRATA; SPINACHITINA;

EID: 79951768996     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675681000052X     Document Type: Article

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