Sanctacaris uncata: the oldest chelicerate (Arthropoda)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1065-1073

  Legg, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artiopoda; Book gills; Burgess Shale; Cambrian; Chelicerata; Megacheira

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CAMBRIAN; DATA SET; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY;

CANADA;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CANADA; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84912001434     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-014-1245-4     Document Type: Article

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