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Article: A eucrustacean from the Cambrian ‘Orsten’ of Sweden with epipods and a maxillary excretory opening

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2014
Page(s): 909 – 930
Author(s): <p>Dieter Waloszek, Andreas Maas, Jørgen Olesen, Carolin Haug and Joachim T. Haug</p>
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WALOSZEK, D., MAAS A., OLESEN, J., HAUG, C. and HAUG, J.T. 2014. A eucrustacean from the Cambrian ‘Orsten’ of Sweden with epipods and a maxillary excretory opening. Palaeontology, 57, 5, 909–930. doi: 10.1111/pala.12094

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  • Dieter Waloszek - WG Biosystematic Documentation, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany (email: dieter.waloszek@uni-ulm.de)
  • Andreas Maas - WG Biosystematic Documentation, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany (email: andreas.maas@uni-ulm.de))
  • Jørgen Olesen - Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark (email: jolesen@snm.ku.dk)
  • Carolin Haug - Department of Biology II, Functional Morphology Group, University of Munich (LMU), Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (email: carolin.haug@palaeo-evo-devo.info)
  • Joachim T. Haug - Department of Biology II, Functional Morphology Group, University of Munich (LMU), Planegg-Martinsried, Germany (email: joachim.haug@palaeo-evo-devo.info)

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 12 SEP 2014
  • Article first published online: 21 JAN 2014
  • Manuscript Accepted: 26 NOV 2013
  • Manuscript Received: 7 JAN 2013

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Yale University
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Feodor Lynen Research and Return Fellowships
Derek E. G. Briggs
German Academic Exchange Service
Danish Research Council. Grant Number: 09-066003

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