Experimental mineralization of invertebrate eggs and the preservation of Neoproterozoic embryos

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-42

  Martin, Derek ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Parkes, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eggs; Fossilization; Metazoa; Mineralization; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY;

EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSILIZATION; METAZOAN; MINERALIZATION; PRESERVATION; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 0037281304     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0039:EMOIEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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