Recognizing and interpreting the fossils of early eukaryotes

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-94

  Javaux, Emmanuelle J ^a   Knoll, Andrew H ^a   Walter, Malcolm ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chemistry; Early eukaryotes; Evolution; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Proterozoic; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEROZOIC; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOSSIL; GEOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; FOSSILS; GEOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0042475241     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023992712071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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