The Cambrian (Sunwaptan, furongian) agnostoid arthropod Lotagnostus Whitehouse, 1936, in Laurentian and Avalonian north America: Systematics and biostratigraphic significance

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 569-594

  Wetrop, Stephen R ^a   Adrain, Jonathan M ^b   Landing, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnostoid arthropod; Biostratigraphy; Cambrian; Lotagnostus; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; AVALONIA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; LAURENTIA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA;

AGNOSTOIDEA; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 80053373312     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1256     Document Type: Review

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