Early Cambrian brachiopods and other shelly fossils from the basal Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 754-762

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

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 80051686964     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-123.1     Document Type: Article

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