Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-182

  Cantrill, David J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albian; Antarctica; Cretaceous; Palaeoecology; Pteridophytes

Indexed keywords

ACULEA ACICULARIS; ALAMATUS BIFARIUS; CRETACEOUS; FERN THICKET; PALAEOSOL; PTERIDOPHYTE;

ANTARCTICA, ALEXANDER ISLAND;

EID: 0029768566     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1996.0013     Document Type: Article

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