Vindhyan akinites: An indicator of mesoproterozoic biospheric evolution

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-185

  Srivastava, Purnima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Akinite; Biosphere; Cyanobacteria; Evolution; Kheinjua Formation; Mesoproterozoic; Semri Group; Vindhyan

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PROTEROZOIC; VINDHYAN SUPERGROUP;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEDIMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CYANOBACTERIA; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); NOSTOCALES; STIGONEMATALES;

EID: 20744440983     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-8765-z     Document Type: Article

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