Gymnosperms on the eve of the terminal Permian mass extinction in North China and their survival strategies

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 889-897

  Wang, Ziqiang ^a   Zhang, Zhiping ^b  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Tianjin Ctr Phys Chem Techniques   (China)

Author keywords

Gymnosperms; Mass extinction; North China; Permian

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; GIGANTONOCLEA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 0006928701     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02884606     Document Type: Article

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