Early cretaceous fern foliage from president head, snow Island, Antarctica

Alcheringa

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-258

  Cantrill, David J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cretaceous; Cyatheacidites; Lophosoriaceae; Palaeoclimate; Pteridophyta

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FERN; PALEOCLIMATE;

ANTARCTICA;

CYATHEACIDITES; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0032428944     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519808619203     Document Type: Article

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