The Emu Bay Shale Lagerstätte: A history of investigations

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Jago, J B ^a   Cooper, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Cambrian Series 2; Emu Bay Shale Lagerst tte; History of investigations; Kangaroo Island; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; LAGERSTATTE; TAXONOMY; TRILOBITE;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ARTHROPODA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 79953135861     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.551668     Document Type: Article

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