Records of a new spongelike group in the Riphean biota

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-227

  German, T N ^a   Podkovyrov, V N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

benthic lifestyle; biofilms; eukaryotic microfossils; Lakhanda Microbiota; Late Precambrian; southeastern Siberia; spongelike organisms

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCHA; CHLOROPHYTA; DEMOSPONGIAE; EUKARYOTA; HEXACTINELLIDA;

EID: 84861474177     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030112030069     Document Type: Article

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