Conifer twigs from the London Clay (Eocene) of Southeast England

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-37

  Poole, Imogen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIETOIDEAE; CONIFER; EOCENE; PITYOXYLON; TAXODIOXYLON; YPRESIAN;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030274271     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(96)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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