Gigantonoclea: An enigmatic Permian plant from North China

Palaeontology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 329-373

  Wang, Zi Qiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERN; PERMIAN;

(NORTH); CHINA;

GIGANTONOCLEA;

EID: 0033120634     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00076     Document Type: Article

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