Combined micro-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy of Proterozoic acritarchs: A new approach to Palaeobiology

Precambrian Research

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 208-224

  Marshall, Craig P ^a,d   Javaux, Emmanuelle J ^b   Knoll, Andrew H ^c   Walter, Malcolm R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Biopolymers; Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEROZOIC; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ACRITARCHA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; LEIOSPHAERIDIA;

EID: 22544475907     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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