The provenance and palaeobiology of a new multi-vaned, chambered frondose organism from the Ediacaran (later Neoproterozoic) of South Australia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 286, Issue , 2007, Pages 195-222

  Jenkins, Richard J F ^a   Nedin, C ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Department of Industry Tourism and Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDIACARAN; EVOLUTION; MICROORGANISM; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PROVENANCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

PORPITIDAE;

EID: 38349178729     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP286.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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