The palynology of Tertiary sediments from a palaeochannel in Namaqualand, South Africa

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn , Issue 34, 1997, Pages 69-99

  De Villiers, S E ^a   Cadman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Namaqualand; Palynology; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; PALYNOLOGY; PEAT; POLLEN; SPORE; TERTIARY;

NAMAQUALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

ANGIOSPERMAE; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 0031545596     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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