Late Paleozoic conifers of North America: Structure, diversity and occurrences

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 95-113

  Rothwell, Gar W ^a   Mapes, Gene ^a   Mapes, Royal H ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFER; EMPORIA; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN; WALCHIA;

USA;

EID: 0030620550     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(96)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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