Nilssoniocladus in the Cretaceous Arctic: New species and biological insights

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 229-243

  Spicer, Robert A ^a   Herman, Alexey B ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; CYCAD; LEAF SHEDDING; NILSSONIOCLADUS; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029773179     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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