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The Proterozoic Fossil Record of Heterotrophic Eukaryotes

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Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology

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    Shuhai Xiao

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Porter, S.M. (2006). The Proterozoic Fossil Record of Heterotrophic Eukaryotes. In: Xiao, S., Kaufman, A.J. (eds) Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology. Topics in Geobiology, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5202-2_1

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