Principal stages in evolution of Precambrian organic world: Communication 1. Archean and Early Proterozoic

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-160

  Sergeev, V N ^a   Semikhatov, M A ^a   Fedonkin, M A ^b   Veis, A F ^a   Vorob'eva, N G ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Archean; Bacteria; Biomarkers; Cyanobacteria; Eukaryotes; Microfossils; Organicand carbonate carbon isotope composition; Precambrian; Precipitates; Prokaryotes; Proterozoic; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROFOSSIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEONTOLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; STROMATOLITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34247587193     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593807020025     Document Type: Article

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