A new leanchoiliid megacheiran arthropod from the lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale, South Australia

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-400

  Edgecombe, Gregory D ^a   García Bellido, Diego C ^b   Paterson, John R ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alalcomenaeus; Arthropoda; Cambrian; Leanchoilia; Leanchoiliidae; Megacheira; midgut glands; Oestokerkus; phylogeny; South Australia

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CAMBRIAN; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ALALCOMENAEUS; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 79959582197     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0080     Document Type: Article

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