Discovery of organic-walled microbiota from the black-bedded chert, Balwan Limestone, the Bhander Group, Lakheri area, Rajasthan

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-800

  Kumar, S ^a   Pandey, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Balwan limestone; Bhander group; Black bedded chert; Organic walled microfossils

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; MYXOCOCCOIDES; SIPHONOPHYCUS;

EID: 42149138484     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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