The diversification and extinction of Doushantuo-Pertatataka acritarchs in South China: Causes and biostratigraphic significance

Geological Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 229-262

  Zhou, Chuanming ^a   Xie, Guwei ^a   McFadden, Kathleen ^b   Xiao, Shuhai ^b   Yuan, Xunlai ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acritarchs; Doushantuo formation; Ediacaran; Gaskiers glaciation; Marinoan glaciation; South China

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; EDIACARAN; EXTINCTION; GLACIATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PHOSPHORITE; TAPHONOMY;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; THREE GORGES; WENG'AN;

ACRITARCHA; EUMETAZOA;

EID: 34347345903     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1062     Document Type: Article

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