Taphonomic control on microstructure in Early Neoproterozoic reefal stromatolites and thrombolites

Palaios

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-111

  Turner, Elizabeth C ^a   James, Noël P ^a   Narbonne, Guy M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE; TAPHONOMY; THROMBOLITE;

CANADA;

EID: 0034037884     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2000)015<0087:TCOMIE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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