Reassessing the taphonomy of in situ Cloudina assemblages from the Tagatiya Guazu Formation, Ediacaran Itapucumi Group, Paraguay

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https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.43595.555

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Cloudina, Tagatiya Guazu Formation, Ediacaran, Paraguay

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The fossil assemblage from the Tagatiya Guazu Formation (Ediacaran Itapucumi Group, Paraguay) represents a unique opportunity to investigate paleoecological parameters and contribute with taxonomic information regarding Cloudina associations in SW Gondwana.

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2019-12-30

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Inglez, L., Warren, L. V., Okubo, J., & Simões, M. G. (2019). Reassessing the taphonomy of in situ Cloudina assemblages from the Tagatiya Guazu Formation, Ediacaran Itapucumi Group, Paraguay. Estudios Geológicos, 75(2), e100. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.43595.555

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