Possible organisms similar to Ediacaran forms from the bhander Group, Vindhyan Supergroup, Late Neoproterozoic of India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-395

  De, Chirananda ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biostratigraphy; Ediacara; India; Upper Vindhyan

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EDIACARAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; VINDHYAN SUPERGROUP;

INDIA;

EID: 0037277455     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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