A diverse metaphyte assemblage from the Neoproterozoic black shales of South China

Lethaia

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-155

  Xunlai, Yuan ^a   Jun, Li ^a   Ruiji, Cao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Black shales; Lantian Formation; Megascopic algal fossils; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BLACK SHALE; PROTEROZOIC;

ANHUI PROVINCE; CHINA; LANTIAN;

EID: 0033405791     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1999.tb00533.x     Document Type: Article

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