The Late Triassic Araucarioxylon arizonicum trees of the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Palaeontology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-28

  Ash, Sidney R ^a   Creber, Geoffrey T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEOBOTANY; TREE; TRIASSIC;

ARIZONA; PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIOXYLON ARIZONICUM;

EID: 0034162050     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00116     Document Type: Article

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