Microbialites and their Responsible Microbes Following the End-Permian Extinction in Sichuan, South China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 614-

  Ezaki, Yoichi ^a   Liu, Jianbo ^b   Adachi, Natsuko ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; MICROBIALITE; MICROORGANISM; PERMIAN;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 0345977203     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70417-2     Document Type: Article

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