Biogeochemical evidence for dinoflagellate ancestors in the Early Cambrian

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5380, 1998, Pages 1168-1170

  Moldowan, J Michael ^a   Talyzina, Nina M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4ALPHA METHYL 24 ETHYLCHOLESTANE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTANE DERIVATIVE; DINOSTERANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAMBRIAN; DINOFLAGELLATE;

ARTICLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DINOPHYCEAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032555510     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5380.1168     Document Type: Article

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