Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) diversification of acritarchs-A new record from the Murnaroo 1 drillcore, eastern Officer Basin, Australia

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 17-39

  Willman, Sebastian ^a   Moczydłowska, Małgorzata ^a   Grey, Kathleen ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acraman impact; acritarchs; biozonation; Ediacaran; Neoproterozoic; Officer Basin

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACRITARCH; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EDIACARAN; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; OFFICER BASIN;

ACANTHOMORPHA; ACRITARCHA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747026733     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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