Plant macrofossils of the Upper Cretaceous Kaitangata Coalfield, New Zealand

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-364

  Pole, Mike ^a   Douglas, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; MACROPHYTE;

KAITANGATA COALFIELD; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ARAUCARIA; DACRYCARPUS; GINKGO; KAIA MINUTA; KAKAHUIA; MACROZAMIA; MAIKUKU STEPHANIAE; OTAKAUIA LANCEOLATA; PAAHAKE; PTEROSTOMA; WANGALOA; WARO RIDERENSIS;

EID: 0033567161     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB98003     Document Type: Article

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