A triassic giant amphipod from Nevada, USA

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 751-759

  Mcmenamin, Mark A S ^a   Zapata, Lesly P ^a   Hussey, Meghan C ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthogammaridae; Amphipoda; Giant amphipods; Nevada; Triassic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893064278     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: 1937240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1937240X-00002192     Document Type: Article

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