Thectardis avalonensis: A new ediacaran fossil from the mistaken point biota, Newfoundland

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1031-1036

  Clapham, Matthew E ^a,b   Narbonne, Guy M ^a   Gehling, James G ^a,c   Greentree, Carolyn ^d   Anderson, Michael M ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDIACARAN; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COLUMBA; INVERTEBRATA; THECTARDIS AVALONENSIS;

EID: 7544241613     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000043857     Document Type: Article

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