Reinterpretation of Dracochela deprehendor (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) as a stem-group pseudoscorpion

Palaeontology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-283

  Judson, Mark L I ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Chelonethi; Devonian; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; DEVONIAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ARACHNIDA; HETEROSPHYRONIDA; NEOBISIOIDEA; OPILIONES; PALPIGRADI; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; SCHIZOMIDA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 84858280658     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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