Filamentous micro-organisms in Upper Cretaceous amber (Martigues, France)

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-229

  Saint Martin, S ^a,b   Saint Martin, J P ^b   Girard, V ^c   Grosheny, D ^d   Neraudeau D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Amber; Filamentous microfossils; Santonian; SE France

Indexed keywords

AMBER; EUKARYOTE; MICROFOSSIL; MICROORGANISM; PROKARYOTE; SANTONIAN;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; FRANCE; MARTIGUES; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84857356880     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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