Preservation of living organic structures in unicellular and multicellular organisms in the fossil state

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 928-939

  Ushatinskaya, G T ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fossil state; Preservation of living organic structures; Unicellular and multicellular organisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 76649140876     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030109080115     Document Type: Article

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