Inferring internal anatomy from the trilobite exoskeleton: The relationship between frontal auxiliary impressions and the digestive system

Lethaia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-184

  Lerosey Aubril, Rudy ^a   Hegna, Thomas A ^b   Olive, Sébastien ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Museum d'Histoire Naturelle   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARBONIFEROUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EXOSKELETON; MUSCLE; TAPHONOMY; TRILOBITE;

PHACOPINA; PHILLIPSIA; PROETIDA; TRILOBITA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 79955544952     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2010.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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