Embryonic development of a middle Cambrian (500 Myr old) scalidophoran worm

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 898-903

  Zhang, Xi Guang ^a   Pratt, Brian R ^b   Shen, Cen ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOSSIL RECORD; HATCHING; NEW SPECIES; PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN BANK; TRILOBITE;

CHINA; GANSU; GAOTAI;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 80052715615     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/11-024.1     Document Type: Article

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