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A new Oscillatoriaceae-like filamentous microfossil from the Sinian (late Precambrian) of western Hubei Province, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Zhang Zhongying
Zhang Zhongying*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Summary

One nearly complete specimen of the new Oscillatoriaceae-like filamentous microfossil Doushantuonema peatii gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Sinian (late Precambrian) of western Hubei Province, China. This constitutes the first reliable record of the Oscillatoriaceae-like filaments in the Precambrian rocks of China.

Type
Research Article
Information
Geological Magazine , Volume 118 , Issue 2 , March 1981 , pp. 201 - 206
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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present address: Department of Geology Royal School of Mines Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BP

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