A filamentous cyanobacterium showing structured colonial growth from the Early Devonian Rhynie chert

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 265-276

  Krings, Michael ^a,b   Kerp, Hans ^c   Hass, Hagen ^c   Taylor, Thomas N ^b   Dotzler, Nora ^a  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

colonial growth; Croftalania venusta nov. gen. et sp; cyanobacteria; filament; microbial mat; Rhynie chert; subsection III (Oscillatoriales)

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DEVONIAN; GROWTH; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROFOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIALES;

EID: 34548265738     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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