Principal stages in evolution of precambrian organic world: Communication 2. The late proterozoic

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-592

  Sergeev, V N ^a   Semikhatov, M A ^a   Fedonkin, M A ^a   Vorob'eva, N G ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; eukaryotes; Proterozoic; Riphean; Vendian

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; CHERT; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROFOSSIL; MICROORGANISM; PROTEROZOIC; RIPHEAN; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VENDIAN;

ACRITARCHA; AMOEBA (GENUS); CHLOROPHYTA; CHUARIA; CYANOBACTERIA; ENTOPHYSALIDACEAE; EUKARYOTA; HORODYSKIA; NOSTOCALES; PROKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA; TAWUIA;

EID: 78650500844     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593810060018     Document Type: Article

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