Cambrian palaeoscolecids (Cycloneuralia) from Gondwana and reappraisal of species assigned to Palaeoscolex

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 780-795

  García Bellido, Diego C ^a,b   Paterson, John R ^c   Edgecombe, Gregory D ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Cambrian; Palaeoscolecida; Spain; Wronascolex

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; INVERTEBRATE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84879555412     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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