Ultrastructure of cell walls in ancient microfossils as a proxy to their biological affinities

Precambrian Research

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Moczydłowska, Małgorzata ^a   Willman, Sebastian ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acritarcha; Affinities; Cell wall; Ediacaran; Microfossils; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; ARCHEAN; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MICROALGA; MICROFOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEROZOIC; RELATEDNESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACANTHOMORPHA; ACRITARCHA; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROCOCCALES; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; LEIOSPHAERIDIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTOCTISTA;

EID: 67651027576     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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