Stephen Jay Guld, the prokaryotes and their evolution in a geological context;Stephen Jay Gould, les procaryotes et leur évolution dans le contexte géologique

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 2, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 485-501

  Westall, Frances ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Barberton; Cherts; Early Archaean; Evolution; Gould; Microbialites; Pilbara; Prokaryotes; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; EARLY EARTH; EVOLUTION; MICROBIALITE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PROKARYOTE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0346281671     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2003.09.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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