Excessive thickening of the cortical layer in graptolites

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-222

  Bates, Denis ^a   Kozlowska, Anna ^b   Chmielarz, Dagmara ^b   Lenz, Alfred ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPTOLITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER COLUMN;

COLONOGRAPTUS; CYRTOGRAPTUS; DENDROIDEA; DIPLOGRAPTIDAE; GRAPTOLOIDEA;

EID: 84855536553     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: 20414811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.58.4.285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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