Neogene floras of the Kanto District

Science Reports of the University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Section B: Geological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 1996, Pages 109-208

  Horiuchi, Junji ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Kanto District; Neogene Floras; Paleotemperature

Indexed keywords

FLORAL ASSEMBLAGE; MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; VEGETATION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, KANTO;

EID: 0030480964     PISSN: 03886182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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