Problematic fossils in the late Neoproterozoic Wonoka Formation, South Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 97-108

  Haines, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adelaide Geosyncline; Neoproterozoic; Problematic fossils; South Australia; Wonoka Formation

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE FOSSIL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034009261     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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