Morphometric analysis of the Ediacaran frond Charniodiscus from the mistaken point formation, Newfoundland

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 827-837

  LaFlamme, Marc ^a   Narbonne, Guy M ^a   Anderson, Michael M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; LEAF; MORPHOMETRY; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHARNIODISCUS; CHARNIODISCUS ARBOREUS; CHARNIODISCUS PROCERUS; CHARNIODISCUS SPINOSUS; PROCERUS;

EID: 4344626176     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0827:MAOTEF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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