New records of late Ediacaran microbiota from Poland

Precambrian Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 71-92

  Moczydłowska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acritarcha; Cyanobacteria; Ediacaran; Habitats; Phytoplankton; Slushball Earth

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EDIACARAN; FOSSIL RECORD; GREEN ALGA; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MICROFOSSIL; NEW RECORD; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

ACRITARCHA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; LEIOSPHAERIDIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 54449088895     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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