[en] A sample of Cyatochitina sp. (Ordovician Chitinozoa) has been tested for the presence of chitin with the aid of an enzymatic quantitative method based on the use of highly specific chitinases. The fossil remnants of these organisms contain no chitin.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Voss-Foucart, M. F.; Université de Liège - ULiège > Zoological institute > Laboratory of morphology, systematics and animal ecology
Jeuniaux, Charles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Zoological institute > Laboratory of morphology, systematics and animal ecology
Language :
English
Title :
Lack of chitin in a sample of ordovician chitinozoa
