Identification of a fossil wood specimen in the Red Sandstone Group of southwestern Tanzania: stratigraphical and tectonic implications

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-396

  Damblon, F ^a   Gerrienne, Ph ^b   D'Outrelepont, H ^c   Delvaux, D ^c   Beeckman, H ^c   Back, S ^d  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL WOOD; MIOCENE; PAHUDIOXYLON; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; RIFT;

TANZANIA, EAST AFRICAN RIFT;

EID: 0032051470     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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