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The Soom Shale: a unique Ordovician fossil horizon in South Africa

Richard J. Aldridge, Johannes N. Theron, Sarah E. Gabbott

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The recent discovery of fossils with preserved soft tissues in the Cedarberg Mountains of the Cape Province has opened a new window on Ordovician life.

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The recent discovery of fossils with preserved soft tissues in the Cedarberg Mountains of the Cape Province has opened a new window on Ordovician life.

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The recent discovery of fossils with preserved soft tissues in the Cedarberg Mountains of the Cape Province has opened a new window on Ordovician life.

Key concepts: Ordovician, Geology, Oil shale, Paleontology, Window (computing), Horizon, Cape, Shale gas

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