Permineralized fossils from the terminal Proterozoic Doushantuo Formation, south China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1-52

  Zhang, Yun ^a   Yin, Leiming ^b   Xiao, Shuhai ^c   Knoll, Andrew H ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PALEOECOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0031849785     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000059977     Document Type: Review

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