Burgess Shale-type microfossils from the middle Cambrian Kaili Formation, Guizhou Province, China

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 423-436

  Harvey, Thomas H P ^a   Ortega Hernández, Javier ^a   Lin, Jih Pai ^b   Yuanlong, Zhao ^c   Butterfield, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acritarchs; Cambrian; China; Guizhou Province; Kaili biota; palynology; Priapulida; taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; BIOMINERALIZATION; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; METAZOAN; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; SCLERITE; SHALE; TAPHONOMY;

CANADA; CHINA; GUIZHOU;

EID: 84855430270     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0028     Document Type: Article

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