Differentiation, affinities and palaeoenvironmental significance of the megaspores Arcellites and Bohemisporites in Wealden and other Cretaceous successions

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-65

  Batten, David J ^a   Dutta, Rita J ^a   Knobloch, Erwin ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Affinities; Argentina; Cretaceous; Environments; Greenland; Megaspores; Morphology; UK; Ultrastructure; Wealden

Indexed keywords

ARCELLITES; BOHEMISPORITES; CRETACEOUS; MEGASPORE; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; WEALDEN;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0029752390     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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