Mid-late Devonian calcified marine algae and cyanobacteria, South China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-587

  Feng, Qi ^a   Gong, Yi Ming ^a,b   Riding, Robert ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; GARWOODIA; GIRVANELLA; IZHELLA; SHUGURIA;

EID: 79960351042     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-108.1     Document Type: Article

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