Discovery of animal eggs and embryos from the Ediacaran (Terminal Proterozoic) Chambaghat Formation, Krol Group, Himachal Lesser Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 498-502

  Mathur, V K ^a   Mishra, V P ^a   Nath, Shambhu ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Ediacaran; Eggs; Embryos; Himachal Lesser Himalaya; Krol Group; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ARTHROPOD; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHERT; EDIACARAN; EGG; EMBRYO; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MICROFOSSIL; MOLLUSC; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; LESSER HIMALAYAS;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; BILATERIA; CNIDARIA; LENS CULINARIS; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 70350180248     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-009-0156-z     Document Type: Article

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