Preservation of Early Cambrian animals of the Chengjiang biota

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 901-904

  Gabbott, Sarah E ^a   Hou, Xian Guang ^b   Norry, Michael J ^a   Siveter, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Chengjiang; Decay; Preservation; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN ANIMALS; CHENGJIANG BIOTA;

BACTERIA; IRON OXIDES; PYRITES; RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE;

BIODIVERSITY;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL; METAZOAN; PYRITE; TAPHONOMY;

ASIA; CHENGJIANG; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; YUNNAN;

EID: 7444250120     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20640.1     Document Type: Article

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