Extinctions in life’s earliest history

Extinctions in the History of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 35-60

  William Schopf, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957893846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511607370.003     Document Type: Chapter

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