Factors influencing the preservation of plant cuticles: A comparison of morphology and chemical composition of modern and fossil examples

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1369-1380

  Mösle, Barbara ^a,d   Collinson, Margaret E ^a   Finch, Paul ^a   Stankiewicz, B Artur ^b,e   Scott, Andrew C ^a   Wilson, Reg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Robertson Research International   (United Kingdom)

^e Shell International e and P   (United States)

Author keywords

Abietites; Conifers; Cuticle; Cutinite; Frenelopsis; FT IR; Ginkgo; Py GC MS; Ultrast ructure

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITION; FATTY ACIDS; LITHOLOGY; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYESTERS; PYROLYSIS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

CUTIN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CUTICLE; PLANT; PRESERVATION;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 0032214592     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00080-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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