Ediacaran characters

Evolution and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 387-388

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; CLADISTICS; EDIACARAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD;

EID: 84888021566     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ede.12047     Document Type: Article

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