A new type of Precambrian megascopic fossils: The Jinxian biota from northeastern China

Facies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-181

  Zhang, Xingliang ^a   Hua, Hong ^a   Reitner, Joachim ^b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ediacaran; Liaoning; Megascopic fossils; Northeastern China; Precambrian; Xingmincun formation

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; PRECAMBRIAN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

EID: 33644529443     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-005-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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