| Abstract: | Supposed Upper Proterozoic strata in the southwest Taoudeni Basin, Guinea and Senegal, and from the Mauritanide fold belt, Mauritania, have yielded mostly poorly preserved small skeletal fossils of metazoan and protistan origin. Problematic, but possible echinoderm material and spicules of the heteractinid sponge Eiffelia dominate the Taoudeni Basin assemblage. The age of the material is not certain but the paleontologic data suggest an Early Cambrian age for the stratigraphically lowest faunas, and a Middle Cambrian age is possible for the stratigraphically highest collections. |
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| Citation Author: | Culver, S. J.; Repetski, J. E.; Pojeta, Jr. , J.; Hunt, D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Paleontology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Early and middle(?) Cambrian metazoan and protistan fossils from West Africa; 1996; Article; Journal; Journal of Paleontology; Culver, S. J.; Repetski, J. E.; Pojeta, Jr. , J.; Hunt, D. |
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| Citation Volume: | 70 |
| Citation Year: | 1996 |
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| Text: | Early and middle(?) Cambrian metazoan and protistan fossils from West Africa; 1996; Article; Journal; Journal of Paleontology; Culver, S. J.; Repetski, J. E.; Pojeta, Jr. , J.; Hunt, D. |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00 -0600 |
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