A review of the problems in the stratigraphical, palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographical interpretation of Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian) floras from Western Europe

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 141-153

  Scott, Andrew C ^a   Galtier, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONIFEROUS; DINANTIAN; FLORAL ASSEMBLAGE; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOECOLOGY;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0029730454     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00028-3     Document Type: Review

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