Radiation of Meso-Neoproterozoic and Early Cambrian protists inferred from the microfossil record of China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 254, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 350-361

  Leiming, Yin ^a   Xunlai, Yuan ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Early Cambrian; Neoproterozoic; Protists; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GLACIATION; MICROFOSSIL; PROTEROZOIC; PROTIST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ACRITARCHA; COMASPHAERIDIUM; PROTISTA;

EID: 34548666635     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.03.028     Document Type: Article

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