Ediacara fossil assemblage in the upper Vindhyans of Central India and its significance

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 660-683

  De, Chirananda ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biostratigraphy; Ediacara assemblage; India; Taphonomy; Upper Vindhyan

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; METAZOAN; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAPHONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VINDHYAN BASIN;

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; COELENTERATA; DISCOIDAE; METAZOA; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 33746839757     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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