Molecular characterization of some enigmatic Lower Devonian fossils

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1407-1418

  Abbott, Geoffrey D ^a   Ewbank, Greg ^a   Edwards, Dianne ^b   Wang, Guang Yu ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; PLANT;

EID: 0031711653     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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