Early miocene flora of the manuherikia group, New Zealand. 10. paleoecology and stratigraphy

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 393-426

  Pole, Mike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Casuarinaceae; Eucalyptus; Nothofagus; Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOECOLOGY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, OTAGO;

EID: 0027870006     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1993.10721232     Document Type: Article

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