Phosphatized animal embryos from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation at Weng'an, Guizhou, South China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 767-788

  Xiao, S ^a   Knoll, A H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FOSSIL; PHOSPHATIZATION; PROTEROZOIC;

CHINA; GUIZHOU PROVINCE; WENGAN;

CAVEASPHAERA COSTATA; MEGACLONOPHYCUS ONUSTUS; MEGASPHAERA; PARAPANDORINA; SPIRALICELLULA BULBIFERA;

EID: 0033757008     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2000)074<0767:PAEFTN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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