Tubular compression fossils from the ediacaran nama group, namibia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-122

  Cohen, P A ^a   Bradley, A ^a   Knoll, A H ^a   Grotzinger, J P ^b   Jensen, S ^c   Abelson, J ^d   Hand, K ^e   Love, G ^f   Metz, J ^b   McLoughlin, N ^g   Meister, P ^h   Shepard, R ⁱ   Tice, M ^j   Wilson, J P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDIACARAN; SHALE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

VENDOTAENIA;

EID: 58849167351     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-040R.1     Document Type: Article

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