Fossil preservation in the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo phosphorite Lagerstatte, South China

Lethaia

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-238

  Xiao, Shuhai ^a   Knoll, Andrew H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Algal thalli; Animal embryos; Doushantuo Formation; Neoproterozoic; Phosphatization; Problematic fossils; Soft tissues; South China

Indexed keywords

FOSSILIZATION; LAGERSTATTE; PROTEROZOIC; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION;

CHADIAN; CHINA; GUIZHOU PROVINCE; SHAANXI PROVINCE; WENG'AN;

ACRITARCHA; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; SPHERULES;

EID: 0033501180     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1999.tb00541.x     Document Type: Article

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