Fossil Clusiaceae from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of New Jersey and implications regarding the history of bee pollination

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1122-1133

  Crepet, W L ^a   Nixon, K C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee pollination; Clusiaceae; Meliponine; Paleobotany; Paleoclusia; Resin; U pper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWERING PLANT; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOECOLOGY; POLLINATION; TURONIAN;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; ASTERIDS; CLUSIA; CLUSIACEAE; DILLENIIDAE; ERICALES; GARCINIA; HAMAMELIDIDAE; INSECTA; MAGNOLIIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ROSIDAE;

EID: 0032229708     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446345     Document Type: Article

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