A Discovery of Riphean Heterotrophs in the Lakhanda Group of Siberia

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-383

  Hermann, T N ^a   Podkovyrov, V N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

fungi; heterotrophs; Riphean; southeastern Siberia

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77956406047     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030110040027     Document Type: Article

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