A study of fossil microstructures from the Eocene Messel Formation using Transmission Electron Microscopy

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 4, 1996, Pages 218-231

  Liebig, Karin ^a,b   Westall, Frances ^a,c   Schmitz, Michael ^a,d  

^a Geologisch Palaontologische M ^*

^b Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Abt Naturkunde   (Germany)

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EID: 0001515065     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1996/1996/218     Document Type: Article

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