Problematic Mesoproterozoic fossil Horodyskia from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Precambrian Research

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-142

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a   Dunn, Kimberley L ^b   Saxby, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appekunny Argillite; Horodyskia; Mesoproterozoic; Montana; String of beads fossil

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOSSIL; OUTCROP; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK [MONTANA]; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEOSPORALES; BRYOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; FORAMINIFERA; FUNGI; GEOSIPHON; GEOSIPHON PYRIFORMIS; GLOMEROMYCOTA; HORODYSKIA; METAZOA; MONILIFORMIS; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84872522733     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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