Neoproterozoic microfossils from the northeastern margin of the east european platform

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-196

  Vorob'Eva, Nataliya G ^a   Sergeev, Vladimir N ^a   Knoll, Andrew H ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BOREHOLE; CYST; DIAPAUSE; DRILLING; EDIACARAN; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; PROTIST; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SUCCESSION;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; URALS;

ACANTHOMORPHA; ACRITARCHA; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 62949217952     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-064.1     Document Type: Article

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