The Precambrian-Cambrian biosphere (r)evolution: Insights from the Chinese Yangtze Platform

 

Authors: Fatka O, Steiner M, Weber B, Zhu M

Published in: Bulletin of Geosciences, volume 87, issue 1; pages: 67 - 70;

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