Taxonomy and palaeoecology of early cretaceous (Late Albian) angiosperm leaves from Alexander Island, Antarctica

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-28

  Cantrill, David J ^a   Nichols, G J ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; LAURALES; MAGNOLIIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PENTOXYLALES; ROSIDAE;

ALBIAN; ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; PALAEOECOLOGY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA, ALEXANDER ISLAND;

EID: 0029752027     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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