Pb-Pb age of earliest megascopic, eukaryotic alga bearing Rohtas Formation, Vindhyan Supergroup, India: Implications for Precambrian atmospheric oxygen evolution

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-121

  Sarangi, S ^a   Gopalan, K ^a   Kumar, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Grypania biozone; Pb Pb dating; Precambrian atmospheric oxygen; Vindhyan Supergroup

Indexed keywords

LEAD; OXYGEN;

EUKARYOTE; FOSSIL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD-LEAD DATING; OXYGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PRECAMBRIAN;

ARTICLE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FOSSIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECAMBRIAN; REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; VINDHYAN BASIN;

EID: 2442582927     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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