Earliest triassic origin of isoetes and quillwort evolutionary radiation

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 500-521

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; ISOETES BEESTONII; LYCOPSID; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY BASIN; AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BOWEN BASIN;

EID: 0030617502     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000039524     Document Type: Article

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