Precambrian phosphatized embryos and larvae from the Doushantuo Formation and their affinities, Guizhou (SW China)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 2193-2200

  Chen, Junyuan ^a   Chi, Huimei ^a,b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cnidarians; Fossil embryos; Fossil planulae; Weng'an fauna

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCHA; CNIDARIA; METAZOA;

EID: 33747059699     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982004-727     Document Type: Article

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