New microfossils from the neoproterozoic (sinian) doushantuo formation, wengan, guizhou province, southwestern China

Alcheringa

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-222

  Hofmann, H J ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Bacteria; Biostratigraphy; China; Cyanobacteria; Doushantuo formation; Phosphorite; Sinian

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; BACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SINIAN;

CHINA;

EID: 0032439839     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519808619200     Document Type: Article

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