Siliceous Microfossils and Biosiliceous Sedimentation in the Lowermost Cambrian of China
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Sedimentation in the Lowermost Cambrian of China A. Braun, J.-Y. Chen, D. Waloszek & A. Maas Institute of Palaeontology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 8, D-53115 Bonn, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China University of Ulm, Section for Biosystematic Documentation, Helmholtzstrasse 20, D-98081 Ulm, Germany
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