Phosphatized multicellular algae in the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China, and the early evolution of florideophyte red algae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-227

  Xiao, Shuhai ^a   Knoll, Andrew H ^b   Yuan, Xunlai ^c   Pueschel, Curt M ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^d BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corallinales; Florideophyceae; Neoproterozoic; Rhodophyta; South China

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PALEOBOTANY; PROTEROZOIC; RED ALGA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; WENG'AN;

ALGAE; ARCHAEOLITHOPHYLLUM; ARENIGIPHYLLUM; BANGIALES; CORALLINALES; EUKARYOTA; FLORIDEOPHYCEAE; GRATICULA; PARAMECIUM; PETROPHYTON; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 1342287541     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.2.214     Document Type: Article

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