Morphology of anomalocaris canadensis from the burgess shale

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-91

  Daley, Allison C ^a,b   Edgecombe, Gregory D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE; SCLERITE; SHALE; SWIMMING;

EID: 84892903382     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/13-067     Document Type: Article

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